Integration aid in Austria: Numbers show worrying victory!

Integration aid in Austria: Numbers show worrying victory!

The asylum, migration and integration fund (AMIF) is at the center of critical comments from the EU Development Court. According to Viorel ștefan, a member of the Court of Auditors, migrants in the EU are supported by various programs, but there is a lack of a clear legal basis and regular review of the integration measures. In this way, the contribution of the Amif to the actual integration performance is considered difficult to assess. A total of around one billion euros of the AMIF flowed into integration projects in the period from 2014 to 2020, and in the funding period 2021-2027, this amount will be increased to around 1.9 billion euros. Despite these funds, including Austria, including Austria, their defined integration goals have failed, which questions the effectiveness of the use of funds. Zeitung .

rising numbers and challenges

The challenges are reinforced by the increasing number of legal migrants in the EU, which, according to Eurostat after the Russian attack on Ukraine, increase to 27.3 million in 2022, which corresponds to 6.1 percent of the EU population. Much of these migrants are located in the four Member States of Germany, Spain, France and Italy, whereby Germany is recording most of the recordings. In this context, it was found that some of the integration measures in the certified EU countries are not geared towards the specific needs of migrants, which represents another shortcoming in the implementation of these measures.

The AMIF pursues the goal of efficiently control the migration flows and further develop the common asylum and immigration policy. The distribution of funds is geared towards four specific goals, including strengthening legal migration, support for the integration and combating of illegal migration. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) (BAMF) is implemented in Germany, while a total of around 10 billion euros are available for all EU member states in the 2021-2027 funding period. Germany receives around 1.5 billion euros for projects, reported the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees .