The Fund supports the following specific objectives:

1. Implementation of the recommendations, operational standards and best practices resulting from the operational cooperation between Member States in the field of border control.
2. Development and application of the measures necessary to improve surveillance systems between border crossing points.
3. Introduction of measures or development of effective systems enabling a methodical gathering of relevant information with respect to the evolving situation on the ground close to, at and immediately beyond the external borders.
4. Ensuring adequate registration of the number of persons crossing at all types of external borders (land, air, sea).
5. Introduction or upgrading a system of collection of statistical and administrative data with respect to the categories of travellers, the number and nature of checks and surveillance measures at the different types of external borders, based on registration and other sources for data collection.
6. Setting up an effective, structural, strategic and operational coordination between all authorities operating at border crossing points.
7. Improvement of the capacity and the qualifications of border guards in executing their surveillance, advisory and control tasks.
8. Improvement of the information exchange at national level between the authorities responsible for external border management and between those authorities and other authorities responsible for migration, asylum and other related matters.
9. Promotion of quality management standards.

• Contributing to the enhancement of the activities organised by the consular and other services of the Member States in third countries.
• Promoting the progressive inclusion of customs, veterinary and phyto-sanitary controls in integrated border management activities in line with policy evolution.
• Providing of support services to Member States in duly substantiated emergency situations requiring urgent action at external borders.

The Community provisional funding available for the programme is:

• 1.820,00 Million EUR (Global Budget)