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On 4 April, representatives from the EU and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have reaffirmed that enhanced partnerships and cooperation between countries are vital to address issues along migration routes.

The Commission has launched a Call for proposal under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund with a budget of EUR 34 million. The call will fund projects aiming at migrants' integration in areas like healthcare access, accessible education, digital literacy, and the protection of children.

ProtectEU – the European Internal Security Strategy sets out the objectives and actions for the next years to ensure a safer and more secure Europe.

Electronic Travel Authorisation is a digital permission to travel to the UK. It is being introduced worldwide for visitors to the UK who do not currently need a visa for short stays, or who do not already have UK immigration status. EU nationals will be required to have ETA as of 2 of April.

RAPAK project helps to collect and analyse information from border crossing points, and open sources on the situation at and beyond Pakistan’s borders. This analysis enables policy makers, managers and operational officers to address identified threats and risks more efficiently.

On 11 March, the Commission proposed a Common European System for Returns, a new legal framework aimed at streamlining return procedures across the European Union. This framework complements the Pact on Migration and Asylum adopted last year.

Europol published EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA) 2025, which reveals how crime in the EU is shifting and reshaping the tactics, tools and structures employed by criminal networks.

On 17 March, the Commission convened the second meeting of the High-Level Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Committee, where priorities for the future Union resettlement and humanitarian efforts were discussed, along with the the first-ever Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Plan.

In 2024, the EU took several actions to protect its citizens from threats both inside and outside its borders. The EU continued to boost European security and defence and introduced new measures to combat human trafficking, drug trafficking and organised crime.