The Migration Partnership Facility (MPF) is a European Union (EU)-funded initiative supporting the external dimension of EU migration policy. Launched in January 2016, the MPF supports dialogue and cooperation on migration and mobility between EU Member States and priority partner countries outside the EU through four components: Grants, Technical Assistance and Support, Dialogue and Knowledge and Communication.
The MPF is implemented by ICMPD through funding from the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) of the European Commission. In particular, funds are channelled from DG HOME’s financial instruments, the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI). Geographically, the MPF covers the Western Balkans and Türkiye, Eastern Partnership countries, the Southern Neighbourhood, the Silk Route countries, and Africa.
Grants
Since its launch, the MPF has funded over 50 projects involving a majority of European Member States (EU MS) with key partner countries. The MPF operates mainly through grants aligned with priorities outlined in its Calls for Proposals. These cover two main thematic areas:
- Support to the EU's migration priorities with partner countries
- Support to dialogue and cooperation on Legal and Labour Migration (i.e., the EU's Talent Partnerships)
The MPF currently maintains and administers two distinct Calls for Proposals: an AMIF Call for Proposals, launched in 2022, and another Call specifically dedicated to Borders and Security. This allows the MPF to fund a wide spectrum of migration-related actions, ensuring a comprehensive approach to tackling challenges within the migration landscape.
The MPF Team provides assistance mentoring support to the development of proposals and supports project implementation throughout the project cycle with beneficiaries. Please contact us should you wish to access this support.
Technical Assistance and Support
In its latest phase, the MPF introduced a Technical Assistance and Support (TAS) component (the second component), allowing EU Member States to request technical assistance from ICMPD. Please contact us should you wish to access this support.
Dialogue
MPF facilitates migration dialogues between European Member States and Western Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia, Silk Routes and South Asia by supporting the Prague Process, with a primary focus on Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries, and the Budapest Process, with a primary focus on the Silk Routes region.
Knowledge Management and Communication
The MPF is an information hub for disseminating knowledge and harnessing insights from the grant projects that it funds. MPF compiles lessons learned, prepares policy briefs or other analytical documents and identifies the most effective means of disseminating the information, all the while creating an enabling environment to discuss topics. This approach fosters knowledge exchange and policy-oriented learning and transfer, informing the design of future actions supported by the MPF or other initiatives that shape EU migration policy and practice change.