'EU4Migration' is a four-year initiative running from January 2025 to 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 systems in line with EU and international standards, supporting the country’s EU accession process.

The initiative focuses on improving border management, strengthening institutional and operational capacities, and enhancing protection and service delivery for migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees. It also supports inclusive access to social and economic services, community-level integration, and better migration data collection and analysis to inform evidence-based policymaking.

Some areas of intervention include strengthening governance, policies, and coordination mechanisms for migration and asylum; improving technical and operational capacities for protection-sensitive border and reception management; and supporting the inclusion of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in local systems and services.

• 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.