Interreg response to migrationrelated challenges National Operational Programme

Interreg response to migration-related challenges National Operational Programme «Legality» 2014 - 2020 Vienna, Roma, 5 th July 2016 07 marzo 2014

Table of contents • 1 Overview: Migration related challenges • 2 What have we done? NOP “Security for development” 2007 -2013 • 3 NOP “Security for development” 2007 -2013: Action Plan for Migratory Impact • 4 NOP “Security for development” 2007 ― 2013: Interventions in the context of migration • 5 What will we do? NOP «Legality» 2014 -2020 • 6 NOP «Legality» structure • 7 Migration issues inside NOP «Legality» Vienna, Roma, 5 th July 2016 07 marzo 2014

Overview: Migration-related challenges Within EU Cohesion Policy, the Structural Funds assigned to Italian Home Office for the EU 2007 -2013 and 2014 -2020 Programming Cycles have been employed to develop and spread out security and legality conditions. Furthermore, a great amount of the abovementioned resources has been applied to manage the significant impact of migration flows that are affecting the whole national territory. Italian Southern regions are particularly affected by migration flows, which have become really considerable from 2011. During the period 2011 -2015, Italian Corps of Coast Guard have actually led a total amount of 2. 414 interventions in Convergence regions, treating almost 350. 000 people. Vienna, Roma, 5 th July 2016 07 marzo 2014

What have we done? NOP “Security for development” 2007 - 2013 Within EU Cohesion Policy, the National Operational Programme “Security for development – Convergence Objective” was adopted by the European Commission on 17 August 2007. The NOP was aimed at improving conditions of security, justice and equality for citizens and businesses, thus contributing to the development of areas characterized by a high degree of criminality (Calabria, Campania, Apulia and Sicily). The total budget of 772 million euros has allowed to fund about 425 projects. Among these, 82 projects have been financed to favor a more effectively managing of migration phenomenon, for a total amount of about 130 million euros and consistent with “Action Plan for Migratory Impact “ Vienna, Roma, 5 th July 2016 07 marzo 2014

NOP “Security for development” 2007 -2013: Action Plan for Migratory Impact The “Action Plan for Migratory Impact” allowed the Managing Authority of OP “Security” to develop and spread a comprehensive and global approach aimed to hinder the illegal trafficking and manage the first aid care, and built up on 3 pillars: I Pillar First aid and reception by sea II Pillar Prosperity and integration III Pillar Reception and inclusion By the acquisition of mobile vehicles (patrol boats , helicopters, etc. ) used for the search and rescue of immigrants as well as for first operations of identification. By improving and strengthening: § Legal immigrants social and working integration; § Tools for monitoring migration phenomenon. By speeding up the procedures to: § Improve reception services for refugees; § Foster immigrants’ economic and social integration Vienna, Roma, 5 th July 2016 07 marzo 2014

NOP “Security for development” 2007 – 2013: Interventions in the context of migration Ø 1 project regarding the acquisition of medium-range helicopters for search and rescue of human beings by the sea, for a total amount of 41, 4 million euros; Ø 51 projects regarding the creation of reception centers, for a total amount of 49 million euros; Ø 25 projects regarding the creation of multifunctional centers for the provision of social inclusion services, for a total amount of 13 million euros; Ø 11 other projects regarding the provision of social inclusion services and technological infrastructures to favor the monitoring of migration phenomenon, for a total amount of 27 million euros; Ø It is in pending the approval of a “Major Project” regarding the acquisition of patrol boats for the search and rescue of human beings, for a total amount of about 100 million euros. Vienna, Roma, 5 th July 2016 07 marzo 2014

What will we do? NOP on «Legality» 2014 -2020 Still for the new Programming Cycle, migration phenomenon represents a significant issue for Italian Home Office, which arranged a new National Operational Programme, adopted by European Commission the 20 th October 2015. The new NOP “Legality” 2014 -2020 is a multi-fund programme (ERDF and ESF), with a total budget of 377 million euros, aimed at strengthening legality conditions for citizens and businesses, giving new impetus to economic development and improving social cohesion in the 5 “less developed” regions of Southern Italy (Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Apulia and Sicily). In particular, OP “Legality” will support interventions regarding: Fight against corruption and organized crime Security in productive areas Vienna, Roma, 5 th July 2016 07 marzo 2014 Recovery of confiscated property Reception and inclusion of immigrants

NOP «Legality» structure NOP LEGALITY 14 -20 377 MILLION EUROS Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Apulia, Sicily Axis I «Strengthening PA action in the fight against corruption and organized crime» 91 MILLION EUROS Technology and intelligence for Police and Prefectures Axis II «Strengthening the legality conditions of strategic areas for economic development» Axis III «Promoting social inclusion through the recovery of confiscated or unused assets» Axis IV Axis V «Promoting social «Improving PA skills in the fight against corruption and organized crime» inclusion and spread of legality» 98 MILION EUROS 56 MILION EUROS 47 MILION EUROS 70 MILION EUROS Technologies for representation in strategic areas Restoration of confiscated properties Managing confiscated properties, contrast racketeering, contrast deviance Training for Police and Prefectures Technical Assistance and Communication 15 MILLION EUROS Vienna, Roma, 5 th July 2016 07 marzo 2014

Migration issues inside NOP «Legality» 2014 -2020 Within NOP “Legality” 2014 -2020, the Home Office intends to face the impact of migration flows through some specific interventions that can be financed in the context of two Axis: Axis III and Axis IV. Axis III It will be possible to fund interventions aimed at allowing the creation of: • reception centers for legal immigrants; • small flats network for the temporary housing of asylum seekers and humanitarian protection beneficiaries. Axis IV It will be possible to fund interventions aimed at strengthening reception services for legal immigrants, asylum seekers and humanitarian protection beneficiaries , pledging social and occupational integration. Promoting social inclusion through the recovery of confiscated or unused assets Promoting social inclusion and spread of legality Vienna, Roma, 5 th July 2016 07 marzo 2014

Interreg response to migration-related challenges National Operational Programme «Legality» 2014 - 2020 Vienna, Roma, 5 th July 2016 07 marzo 2014