Specific programme Prevention of and Fight against Crime ISEC -what for who and how-

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Specific programme Prevention of and Fight
against CrimeISEC -what for who and how-

• Irina REYES European Commission
• Directorate- F Security/ Unit F4
• 16 October 2009

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European Commission Directorate General Justice
Freedom and Security
Directorate B Asylum
Directorate C Migration and Borders
Directorate D Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
Directorate E Justice
Directorate F Security
Fight against Terrorism Fight
against Crime Police cooperation Financial
programmes ISEC and CIPS
General justice and E justice Civil
Justice Criminal Justice Financial
programme JPEN, Rights
Fundamental Rights and Rights of the
Child Citizenship Anti drugs policy
Financial programme DAPHNE, Drugs
Prevention,
Border management IT projects
Biometrics Police cooperation Financial
Funds Return and External Borders
Asylum Immigration and Integration Visa
policy Financial Funds Refugee and
Integration
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Why was the ISEC Programme created and who
manages it?

• General context
• In 1999, the European Council reaffirmed the
  priority of developing the area of freedom,
  security and justice and particularly of
  protecting citizens from various criminal
  activities (The Hague Programme 2004, the
  declarations on terrorism of September 2001 and
  March 2004).
• Crime has no borders - A clear need at EU level
  to strengthened the cooperation between police
  and other law enforcement agencies by improving
  the mutual understanding and trust between the
  police, judicial, legal and administrative
  systems.
• On 12 February 2007, the Council of the European
  Union adopted the specific Programme Prevention
  of and Fight against Crime, ISEC for the period
  2007-2013 with a budget amounting to ca. 600
  million .

• Implementing actors
• The European Commission Directorate General JLS-
  Directorate F- Security in accordance with the
  Financial Regulations assisted by a committee,
  composed of representatives of the Member States
• At the moment 326 running projects funded from
  the ISEC Programme

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What are the themes of the ISEC Programme ?

• General objective
• The Programme shall contribute to a high level
  of security for citizens by preventing and
  combating crime, organised or otherwise, in
  particular terrorism, trafficking in persons and
  offences against children, illicit drug and arms
  trafficking, corruption and fraud.
• Themes
• Crime prevention and criminology
• Law enforcement
• Protection and support to witnesses
• Protection of victims of crime
• Actions
• actions improving operational cooperation and
  coordination
• analytical, monitoring and evaluation activities
• (c) development and transfer of technology and
  methodology
• (d) training, exchange of staff and experts
• (e) awareness and dissemination activities.

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Programme budget over the 2007-2013 period
597,60 M
How is the ISEC Programme structured ?

• Several Call for Proposals are launched every
  year
• Action grants- transnational project involving at
  least 2 Member States, national project with
  potential of transferability at EU level
• Operating grants- NGOs with an European dimension
  
• Action grants- for Framework partners- selected
  authorities
• More details can be found in the Annual Work
  Programme, AWP

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
44,60 50,90 70,85 85,88 108,00 117,20 119,50
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Who can participate ?

• The Programme is destined for law enforcement
  agencies, other public and/or private bodies,
  actors and institutions, including local,
  regional and national authorities, social
  partners, universities, statistical offices,
  non-governmental organisations, public-private
  partnerships and relevant international bodies.
• Access to the Programme is open to bodies and
  organisations with legal personality established
  in the EU Member States.
• Bodies and organisations which are profit
  oriented shall have access to grants only in
  conjunction with non profit oriented or state
  organisations.
• Non- EU countries and international organisations
  may participate as associated partners on a non
  cost basis but are not permitted to submit
  projects.

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• Funding conditions
• The maximum rate of EU co-financing is 80 of
  the total eligible costs of the project.
• Minimum grant 80.000
• Starting date Projects cannot be already
  completed and should be scheduled to start not
  before the signature of the grant agreement
• Maximum duration of projects is 3 years

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Timetable 2010 Action grants / targeted calls
Targeted call for proposals Indicative budget Indicative deadline
Threat posed by possible use by terrorists of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear materials 12 M 15/01/2010
Radicalisation leading to terrorism 2 M 31/01/2010
Trafficking in human beings 4 M 15/01/2010
Illegal use of Internet 6 M 31/01/2010
Financial and economic crime 12 M 15/02/2010
Cross-border Law Enforcement cooperation 3 M 15/01/2010
Operational law enforcement cooperation 3 M 15/02/2010
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Timetable 2010 Action Grants / general call

• Indicative publishing spring 2010 with deadline
  31/05/2010
• Budget 5,925 M
• Priorities
• Security of explosives and on Chemical,
  Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
• Trafficking in human beings
• Preventing and fighting sexual exploitation of
  children and on-line sexual exploitation
• Financial and economic crime
• Illegal use of Internet
• Projects examining radicalisation leading to
  terrorism
• Police and customs cooperation- joint
  investigation teams
• Implementation of the supply reduction policy of
  the EU Drugs Action Plan
• Security of major mass events.

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Running projects on Human trafficking
2007- 7 projects were awarded Examples Save
the Children Italy Austria, Greece, Italy and
Romania. Acting for stronger private-public
partnerships in the field of identification and
support of children victims and at risk of
trafficking in Europe grant awarded 336.518,00
Euro Ministry of Interior Austria Development
of guidelines for the collection of data on
trafficking in human beings, including comparable
indicators grant awarded 384.021,22 Euro 2008-
4 projects were awarded Examples Ministry of
Justice of Sweden, Towards a global EU action
against trafficking in human beings grant
awarded 139.986,00 Euro Swedish National Police
Board, Joint Cooperation between Police and
Social Service against Trafficking grant
awarded 439.170,56 Euro 2009- 10 projects were
awarded Examples SPANISH CATHOLIC COMMISSION FOR
MIGRATION ASSOCIATION Developing agreed
methodology of identification and referral for
trafficking for labor exploitation guaranteeing
the victims the access to protection. EFXINI
POLI - LOCAL AUTHORITIES NETWORK FOR SOCIAL,
CULTURAL, TOURIST, ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT Mapping of labor exploitation of
human beings Hungarian National Police
Improvement of the international cooperation in
the field of trafficking in human beings- 200 HU
police officers will be trained in the field of
THB
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What if I want to know more ?

• Visit our website JLS on Europa Prevention of and
  Fight against Crime
• htt//ec.europa.eu/justice_home/funding/isec/fund
  ing_isec_en.htm
• Read the Call for Proposals
• Read how proposals are evaluated eligibility,
  selection and award criteria
• Guide for Applicants- how to set up a budget and
  prepare the application
• Secure partnerships
• Find others who were successful and ask for
  advice
• Contact your nearest EU office for guidance
• Contact us E-mail address of the Programme
  JLS-ISEC_at_ec.europa.eu
• Come to our Info day in Brussels 28 November

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• Thank you for your attention!