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 nearly 100 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. Current open Calls for Proposals cover thee main thematic areas:
- Support to the EU's migration priorities with partner countries
- Support to strengthen the management and control of the EU’s external borders, thereby contributing to the Union’s internal security
- Support to improve the European Union’s internal security by tackling irregular migration and migrant smuggling, combatting trafficking in human beings, and bolstering capacities to prevent and respond to migration-related crises
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, allowing EU Member States to request technical assistance from ICMPD. Please contact us should you wish to access this support. You can view the ongoing TAS under the list of MPF Projects.
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 and the Budapest Process.
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.