Migration and Anti-Trafficking

Migration governance and the fight against human trafficking are critical challenges for democratic societies and international cooperation. At the EPLO, we work to support humane, rights-based responses to migration, while strengthening institutional capacity to prevent and combat trafficking in human beings.

Our technical cooperation in this area focuses on:

  • Policy development and legal reform in migration, asylum, and anti-trafficking frameworks
  • Capacity-building for border authorities, law enforcement, and judicial actors
  • Cross-border cooperation to address transnational crime and protect vulnerable populations
  • Awareness-raising and civic engagement to combat stigma, promote integration, and empower at-risk communities

We have implemented projects across the Balkans, Eastern Europe, and the Mediterranean—supporting national strategies, training public officials, and fostering regional dialogue. Our work contributes to the alignment of national systems with EU and international standards, while promoting solidarity, protection, and the rule of law.

At EPLO, we believe that effective migration management and anti-trafficking efforts must be grounded in human rights and institutional accountability.

MIGRATION AND ANTI-TRAFFICKING
Projects


31 Projects
Project Title
Location/Region
Year
CAP1: Caribbean-Albanian Poly-criminal Offshore Network Elicitation
Greece, Albania, Italy, Germany, Curaçao
2025
Framework contract SEA 2023– Services for EU’s external action 2023
Worldwide
2024
Aid formulation Liberia 2023
Liberia
2023
STAND UP Standing Up Against Hate, Discrimination and Intolerance in the EU
Greece, Italy, Spain, France
2022
EU Trust Fund Regional Development and Protection Programme (RDPR) in Kenya
Kenya
2021
VIW VOICES OF IMMIGRANT WOMEN
Greece, EU Member States, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, France, Portugal
2020
Multiple Framework Service Contract "Provision of Consultancy Services for the Development and Implementation of Structural Reforms in EU Member States" Ref No: SRSS/2018/01/FWC/002-05
EU Member States
2019
European Commission Framework Contract for External Aid (FWC SIEA 2018) – LOT 3 Human Rights, Democracy and Peace EuropeAid/138778/DH/SER/Multi
Worldwide
2018
LION Local Alliance for Integration
Greece
2017
Moving forward: Promoting greater efficiency and effectiveness in the fight against trafficking in human beings in Kosovo
Kosovo
2017
Framework Contract Lot 7 "Governance and Home Affairs"
Developing countries
2014
VICTOR - Victims of Child Trafficking Our Responsibility
Balkan Countries
2013
FIDUCIA - New European Crimes and Trust-based Policy
EU Member States
2012
Integrated Approach for Prevention of Labor Exploitation in Origin and Destination Countries
Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, FYROM, Hungary, Romania
2011
VESTA II – Reduction of Trafficking in Women through Prevention Activities, Safe Migration and Victims Reintegration
Vietnam
2010
Support to Turkey’s Capacity in Combating Illegal Migration and Establishment of Removal Centers for Illegal Migrants
Turkey
2009
Civil Society Organizations as a Control Mechanism in the Actions against Trafficking in Human Beings in the Western Balkans
FYROM, Kosovo, Serbia, Albania
2009
Development of the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Interior for building up the VIS national interface for connecting Border Control System and Visa System to EU Visa Information System and
Bulgaria
2009
Improving the Institutional Capacity of the Agencies Involved in the Prevention of Trafficking of Human Beings in line with the Current European Standards and Best Practices
Romania
2008
EUROMED MIGRATION II – Developing of a Euro-Mediterranean Area of Cooperation on Migration
EU Member States, MEDA countries
2008
Establishing New Border Inspection Posts (BIPs)
Turkey
2007
Further Strengthening of Border Control and Management of the Future EU External Borders through the Modernization of Technical Equipment, Development of Centralized Information Systems, and Introduct
Bulgaria
2006
INTERREG III - Specialized Education and Training towards Trans Border Cooperation
Greece and Cyprus
2006
HERA - Network for Combating Human Trafficking in Central and Eastern Europe
Albania, Greece, Cyprus, FYROM, Romania, Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine
2006
YPSILANTIS II - Support for the necessary legal reforms towards the Support of Human Dignity and the Fight against Human Trafficking especially of Women and Children
Moldova
2006
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