On December 2, 2013, Eurosur was started in 18 EU member states and Norway.
[1] Eurosur is primarily a program that allows exchange of information, that supports the cooperation of national immigration agencies.
Its goal is to gain information about recent refugee movements and the activity of human trafficking organizations as quickly as possible.
[citation needed][2] The rescue of people in distress has also been adopted into the Eurosur regulation.
[4] As of October 2013, 244 million Euros have been secured from the EU budget for the installation and maintenance of the system until 2020.