EU4Migration in Albania is a four-year initiative (January 2025 – December 2028) funded by the European Union and implemented by IOM and UNHCR in close partnership with the Government of Albania. The project aims to strengthen Albania’s migration and asylum management systems in line with EU and international standards, contributing to the country’s EU accession process.

The project supports the development of more effective and efficient borders, reinforced institutional capacities, and improved protection and service delivery for migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees. It also focuses on promoting inclusive access to social and economic services and fostering community-level integration.

Some key areas of intervention are enhancing governance, policies, and coordination mechanisms for migration and asylum; strengthening technical and operational capacities for protection-sensitive border and reception management; supporting the inclusion of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in local systems and services and improving migration data collection and analysis to inform evidence-based policymaking.

• Border and Asylum Management: To strengthen technical and operational capacities for protection-sensitive border management.
• Protection for Vulnerable People: To give special attention to unaccompanied and separated children, as well as asylum seekers.
• Integration Services: To support the inclusion of migrants and refugees in local social and economic services.
• EU Compliance: To support reforms under Chapter 24, contributing to Albania’s EU accession process in the areas of Justice, Freedom, and Security.

• The governance of migration and asylum in Albania is strengthened, in support of the EU accession.
• Authorities in Albania have strengthened technical and operational capacities to manage migration and asylum in accordance with international and EU standards.
• Migrants, asylum seekers and refugees are included in local social and economic services.