Study on comprehensive policy review of anti-trafficking projects funded by the European Commission : final report

This study is situated in the wider policy and legal context of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims and the European Union (EU) strategy towards the eradication of trafficking in human beings 2012-2016 (EU anti-trafficking strategy). The study addresses four objectives: 1. To conduct a comprehensive review of European Commission (EC) funded anti-trafficking projects so as to enhance coordination, avoid duplication and provide a solid basis for coherent, cost-effective and strategic planning, including potentially for the further development of anti-trafficking policies at EU level, thereby supporting the dual aims of enhanced coordination and cooperation among key actors and policy coherence. 2. To map and analyse the distribution of EC-funded anti-trafficking projects according to their scope of intervention, geographic areas of intervention, fields, actors, target beneficiaries, funding level, types of output, policy recommendations and other relevant aspects. 3. To identify and assess the common, unique or complementary contribution of the impact and results of these funded projects to the objectives of the EU anti-trafficking strategy, including whether their contribution has yet been taken into account. 4. To identify trends and emerging research and policy questions.