TOOLKIT ON THE USE OF EU FUNDS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE WITH A MIGRANT BACKGROUND 2021–2027 PROGRAMMING PERIOD

Abstract

This toolkit aims to assist all relevant stakeholders at European, national, regional and local levels in designing and implementing integration policies targeted at people with a migrant background, through the coordinated use of EU funds in the 2021–2027 programming period. Building on the Toolkit on the use of EU funds for the integration of people with a migrant background published in 2018, as well as some lessons learned from the 2014–2020 programming period, the toolkit provides support in response to the pressing socioeconomic gap between people with a migrant background and mainstream society. It describes the scope of support and the legal requirements of cohesion policy funds, in particular the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund Plus, as well as the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund; the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development; and the Technical Support Instrument regulations in the 2021–2027 programming period, together with the relevant policy frameworks. By improving coordination and synergies in the use of EU funds, the overall aim is to strengthen the integration of people with a migrant background, reduce inequalities and ensure equal treatment.