Press Release: Commission earmarks around EUR 45 million to support third countries in the field of migration and asylum in 2006

The European Commission has adopted the Aeneas 2006 Work Programme for co-financing of actions to support to third countries in their efforts to ensure more effective management of all aspects of migration flows. Aeneas has a total budget of €120 million for the 2004-2006 period of which €75 million were allocated for 2004 and 2005 actions and the remaining €45 million in 2006. This year, Aeneas will support the dialogue and the cooperation on migration and asylum issues with the countries bordering on the enlarged European Union and also with the countries, in other regions of the world (ACP, North Africa, Asia and Latin America) where asylum issues are particularly acute.