The reinforcement of return procedures and the protection of vulnerable citizens Third countries were at the center of the new Swiss financial funding period of 2025–2029, totaling 28.6 million Swiss francs (about 29 million euros), for which it was signed today. Cooperation at the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum by Mr. Thanos Plevris and the Swiss Deputy Minister on Migration issues, Mr. Vincenzo Mascioli.

The new agreement provides Significant funding of programs by rates coverage up to 100%focused on refundsto protection of vulnerable and of their unaccompanied minorsas well as improvement of hospitality infrastructure.

In this context, projects such as providing legal support (2.5 million Swiss francs), the reinforcement of asylum procedure for vulnerable (4.7 million Swiss francs), funding of the National Emergency Facility (Nerm) (8.65 million Swiss francs), the upgrading of Safeareas to the islands reception structures (3.7 million Swiss francs), Create new Safeareas For 500 posts unaccompanied (4.5 million Swiss francs), the Women’s Hostel Mode (400,000 Swiss francs) and the development of guidance nodes for the interconnection of asylum seekers with the labor market (4 million Swiss francs).

Today’s signature is a continuation of the first Swiss financial period (2022–2026), of 40 million Swiss francs, from which it has already been contracted approximately 80% of fundswhile 22 million Swiss francs have been returned to the state budgetconfirming the effective and transparent utilization of the Swiss contribution by the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum, he is emphasized in a statement

“Today we have signed the new program with the Swiss State so that Switzerland will support us in a number of immigration actions. The iconic actions are primarily concerned with support of vulnerable groups; women and childrenbut in the new program we also have a very important action associated with refunds. Switzerland will now finance a series of volunteer returns, as we have made it clear that our priority of our immigration policy is border guarding and increasing the returns of illegal immigrants. The overall program will reach 30 million, it will be funded by 85% of the Swiss public, integrating as well as, first and foremost, with returns’, Mr. Plevris emphasized.