Migrant and Refugee Fund (MRF)
The Migrant and Refugee Fund is a trust fund set up by the CEB to help its member states address the challenges linked to migrants and refugees.
Accommodation and integration
The Migrant and Refugee Fund (MRF) was established in 2015 in response to the surge of arrivals in Europe at the time. It supports CEB member states in accommodating migrants and refugees who arrive on their territories. The Fund also supports CEB member states in integrating this population. In 2022, the Bank started using the MRF to help its member states address the needs of displaced Ukrainians. All projects funded by the MRF must comply with the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Social Charter.
Strong support from the international community
Twenty-two CEB member states have contributed to the MRF. The CEB and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have also provided funding. To provide assistance to displaced Ukrainians, the Bank replenished the Fund with € 5 million in 2022. In total, funds raised exceed reach nearly € 34 million. Among CEB member states, the largest contributors are Germany, France, and Italy.At end-March 2022, nearly EUR 31 million in grant had been approved from the MRF in favour of 35 projects across Europe.
Frequently asked questions
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- Donors
- Trust funds
- Beneficiaries of donor funds
- Donor funding in action
- Regional Housing Programme (RHP)
- Migrant and Refugee Fund (MRF) Frequently asked questions on the MRF Migrant and Refugee Stories: North Macedonia Migrant and Refugee Stories: Serbia
- EU Facility for Refugees in Türkiye (FRiT)
- Spanish Social Cohesion Account (SCA)
- Slovak Inclusive Growth Account (SIGA)
- Italian Fund for Innovative Projects (IFIP)
- Green Social Investment Fund (GSIF)
- Social Dividend Account (SDA)
- Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF)
Related publications
The integration of migrants in Europe - Abstract
Published: November 2015 DownloadThe integration of migrants in Europe
Published: November 2015 DownloadCEB Info 03/2015 SPECIAL EDITION
Refugee crisis: the CEB's immediate response Published: October 2015 DownloadReport on CEB and Donors 2021
Published: April 2022 Download
Related links
- Czech Republic and CEB sign a grant of almost €400,000 to facilitate early integration of refugees from Ukraine
- CEB approves additional €2.6 million to urgently assist refugees from Ukraine
- Albania: New Registration and Temporary Accommodation Centre for Migrants
- Spain donates € 3.5 million to the CEB to support vulnerable populations across Europe
- Italy contributes € 3 million to the CEB’s Migrant and Refugee Fund
- CEB supports migrant integration in Lithuania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina contributes €30 000 to Migrant and Refugee Fund
- Hungary contributes € 100 000 to Migrant and Refugee Fund
- Germany tops up contribution to CEB Migrant and Refugee Fund
- Governor Wenzel meets with Serbia’s Prime Minister in Paris, signs grant agreement for migrants and refugees
- Malta contributes € 50 000 to Migrant and Refugee Fund
- Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein support Migrant and Refugee Fund
- Czech Republic contributes CZK 2 500 000 to Migrant and Refugee Fund
- France contributes € 3 million to Migrant and Refugee Fund
- Ireland contributes € 250 000 to Migrant and Refugee Fund
- Sweden commits SEK 5 million to Migrant and Refugee Fund
- Luxembourg contributes € 500,000 to Migrant and Refugee Fund
- Migrant and refugee crisis: CEB provides emergency assistance to Serbia
- Migrant and refugee crisis: CEB provides emergency assistance to “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”
- EIB contributes € 5 million to CEB’s Migrant and Refugee Fund
- Germany announces € 3 million contribution to Migrant and Refugee Fund
- CEB welcomes Cyprus’ contribution to the proposed Migrant and Refugee Fund
- Albania: New Registration and Temporary Accommodation Centre for Migrants