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The European Commission has launched a public consultation to support the evaluation of the three HOME funds – AMIF, ISF Borders and Visa, ISF Police – for 2014-2020. Go to the consultation, fill in the questionnaires, and have your say on the future of funding in the HOME Affairs main policy areas.

The European Commission, in collaboration with the Democritus University of Thrace in Greece, is offering a scholarship for the second consecutive year to beneficiaries of International or Temporary Protection.

The UN member states reached an agreement on a new UN cybercrime convention. The Commission has been negotiating this agreement on behalf of the EU and its Member States since May 2022, with the aim to achieve a new Convention that would prevent and combat cybercrime.

ANYWHERE brings significant improvements to the management of emergencies resulting from extreme weather events, reinforcing public protection and disaster relief in the EU. At its heart lies a system that helps authorities anticipate and respond to climate risks more effectively.

Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Romania will receive tailored expertise until the end of November 2024 through the EU’s Technical Support Instrument (TSI) for the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, making TSI a crucial component of the Pact.

The Commission welcomes Ireland’s official opt-in to the Pact as of 31 July 2024. Ireland notified the Commission of its wish to be bound by seven legal acts, as it has an opt-in or opt-out clause on individual proposals in the areas of freedom, security and justice, through the EU Treaty of Lisbon.

For the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, the UNODC and the EU’s Anti-Trafficking Coordinator have issued a joint statement drawing renewed attention to the pressing issue of child trafficking, and urging accelerated action to end this abhorrent and universally condemned crime.

Drug trafficking is one of the key threats to the internal security of the EU, with 38% of criminal organisations based within the EU reported to be related to drug trafficking. The ongoing EU-funded project The Global Drug Intelligence Network aims to dismantle criminal networks on a global scale.

On 24 July, Commissioner Johansson presented the Common Implementation Plan for the Pact on Migration and Asylum to the new Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), underlining that this exchange will help turn the newly adopted Pact into a reality.