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EMN Conference - Rethinking returns from the EU (Slovakia, 2 days)

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20/05/2016

On the 6th and 7th of July, the Slovakian National Contact Point - in connection with its Member State's Presidency of the Council of the EU - organizes the EMN conference on sustainable returns and cooperation with countries of origin.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Type:
Event
Keywords:
country of origin
EMN conference

Annual EMN Conference "Rethinking returns from the EU: Sustainable returns and cooperation with countries of origin

06/07/2016

On 6 and 7 July, the Slovakian National Contact Point of the EMN - in connection with its Member State's Presidency of the Council of the EU - organized the annual EMN conference. This time the conference focused on sustainable returns and cooperation with countries of origin.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Type:
Event
Keywords:
country of origin
EMN conference

Voluntary departure premiums doubled for Iraqi and Afghan asylum seekers

14/06/2016

At the initiative of the State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration, the premiums granted to Afghan and Iraqi nationals who voluntarily return to their country of origin have been temporarily doubled.

Theme:
Asylum
Return & Readmission
Type:
News item
Keywords:
Afghanistan
departure premium
Iraq
voluntary return

Incentives to return to a third-country and support provided to migrants for their reintegration (EMN Inform)

08/06/2016

This EMN Inform provides an overview of the results of the review of 87 programmes implemented by 23 Member States and Norway to assist migrants to return and to support their reintegration.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
financial assistance
reintegration programmes
voluntary return

Awareness and image of voluntary return - the perspective of irregular migrants and their representatives in Belgium (KUL)

Front page - Study on awareness and image of voluntary return (KUL)

10/05/2016

What image do irregular migrants and their representatives have of voluntary return? Is voluntary return well-known? These topics are the focus of a study carried out by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL).

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Study
Keywords:
voluntary return

European Commission reports on implementation of EU-Turkey Statement

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20/04/2016

The Commission finds that good progress has been made to implement the EU-Turkey Statement.

Theme:
Borders & Visa
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Type:
News item
Keywords:
EU-Turkey Statement
resettlement

EU-Turkey Agreement to tackle the refugee crisis

Logo of the Council of the EU

18/03/2016

The EU and Turkey have found an agreement in order to end irregular migration from Turkey to the EU.

Theme:
International Protection
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Type:
News item
Keywords:
EU-Turkey Agreement
humanitarian admission
resettlement

Main results of the Justice and Home Affairs Council

logo EU JHA council

25/02/2016

The Justice and Home Affairs Council of 25/02/2016 discussed the current migratory situation, including the monitoring of implementation of the measures already agreed at recent meetings of the European Council and Justice and Home Affairs Council.

Theme:
Asylum
Borders & Visa
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Smuggling & Trafficking
Type:
News item
Keywords:
Justice and Home Affairs Council
Schengen borders code
Western Balkans route

Voluntary return: charter flight to Iraq

Logo Fedasil

02/02/2016

For the first time in Europe, Fedasil and IOM organized on Monday 1st February 2016 a chartered flight to Baghdad for the voluntary return of 106 persons to Iraq.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Type:
News item
Keywords:
voluntary return
IOM
Fedasil

Guidelines for Monitoring and Evaluation of AVR(R) Programmes (EMN)

25/01/2016

The Guidelines – developed under the EMN Return Expert Group (REG) - propose a common methodology that Member States can follow to monitor and evaluate AVVR programmes.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
EMN Reports & Studies
Keywords:
monitoring
evaluation
AVRR
AVR

BE EMN NCP conference: Return of irregular and vulnerable migrants - Challenges & opportunities

EMN logo

26/10/2015

Join us to discuss how to provide irregular migrants with information on voluntary return and how to address vulnerabilities in the return and reintegration process.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Type:
Event
Keywords:
irregular migrant
vulnerable persons

EMN Conference in Belgium on the return of irregular and vulnerable migrants

Photo Conference of BE EMN NCP 2015

04/12/2015

The conference of the Belgian National Contact Point to the EMN– which took place on 4 December in Brussels – focused on challenges and opportunities associated with the return of irregular and vulnerable migrants.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Vulnerable groups
Type:
News item
Keywords:
EMN conference
forced return
reintegration programmes
voluntary return
vulnerable persons

Sustainable refugee return: Triggers, constraints and lessons on addressing the development challenges of forced displacement

03/11/2015

This study aims to identify the conditions that influence the decisions by refugees in protracted displacement regarding return to their home country: when, why and by whom are decisions on return and other coping strategies made?

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Study
Keywords:
displacement
durable solution
sustainable return

Dissemination of Information on Voluntary Return: how to reach irregular migrants not in contact with the authorities (EMN Inform)

Cover Image EMN Inform Dissemination of information on voluntary return

03/11/2015

This EMN Inform summarises the main findings of the EMN Study "Dissemination of Information on Voluntary Return: how to reach irregular migrants not in contact with the authorities".

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
voluntary return

Dissemination of information on voluntary return in Belgium and in the EU: how to reach irregular migrants not in contact with the authorities (EMN)

Cover image EU synthesis on dissemination of information on voluntary return

17/09/2015

This EMN study analyses and compares the different approaches used by Member States to ensure irregular migrants are informed of options for return.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
EMN Reports & Studies
Keywords:
voluntary return

Moving Back or Moving Forward? Return migration after conflict.

05/03/2015

In this dissertation to obtain the degree of Doctor at Maastricht University, Marieke van Houte shows that the expectations on which migration and development policies are based only apply to a small minority of returnees, who are not the group that is targeted by these policies.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Study
Keywords:
Afghanistan
agents of changes
AVRR
development
post-conflict situation
return migration
return policies

Comparative Research on the Assisted Voluntary Return & Reintegration of Migrants (IOM)

04/03/2015

The study was conceived and commissioned as part of the Australian Government Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s Irregular Migration Research Programme and supported by the IOM and is one of the largest comparative projects on this topic in recent years.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Study
Keywords:
AVRR
sustainable return

Ad Hoc Query on detention and removal of minors

18/02/2015

18 (Member) States provided detailed national information and available statistical data on the detention and removal of unaccompanied and accompanied minors. This query was launched by the Belgian EMN national contact point.

Theme:
Vulnerable groups
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords:
detention
minor
removal
unaccompanied minors

Conference: Alternatives to immigration detention in the EU: the time for implementation (Odysseus, Brussels)

Web page of Odysseus network presentation of event

19/01/2015

Organised in the framework of the Made Real Project funded by the European Union, this conference provides a comprehensive understanding of the EU legal framework on alternatives to detention (ATD) for asylum seekers and
migrants.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Type:
Event
Keywords:
alternative to detention
detention
Made Real Project

Challenges and good practices in the return and reintegration of irregular migrants to Western Africa (EMN Inform)

01/01/2015

This EMN Inform provides information concerning EMN national Contact Points’ practices on return and reintegration to Western Africa.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
assistance
reintegration programmes
voluntary return

Good practices in the return and reintegration of irregular migrants: entry bans policy and use of readmission agreements (EMN Inform)

EMN Inform return and readmission

11/12/2014

This Inform summarizes the main findings of the corresponding EMN study aimed at analyzing Member States’ use of entry bans and readmission agreements as the EU main policy measures to implement effective return policies

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
entry ban
forced return
readmission agreement
return directive

Good practices in the return and reintegration of irregular migrants in Belgium and in the EU (EMN)

Screen shot study return and readmission

11/12/2014

This focused study presents an analysis of (Member) States’ use of entry bans and readmission agreements and also identify good practices in this field, including possible synergies in the implementation of return and reintegration measures.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Thematic Studies
Keywords:
entry ban
forced return
readmission agreement
return directive

Practical approaches and good practices in return and reintegration to Afghanistan and Pakistan (EMN Inform)

01/12/2014

This EMN Inform provides information concerning Member States’ practices on return and reintegration to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
country of origin
reintegration programmes
return

The use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of immigration policies (EMN Inform)

Cover page EMN Inform

03/11/2014

This Inform summarizes the main findings of the corresponding EMN study aimed at analyzing Member States’ use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of immigration policies

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
alternative to detention
detention

The use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of immigration policies in Belgium and in the EU (EMN)

Cover report EMN Study use of detention and alternatives to detention

03/11/2014

This focused study presents an analysis of (Member) States use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of immigration policies and identifies similarities, differences and good practices in this field

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Thematic Studies
Keywords:
alternative to detention
detention

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