EU: Detention at the borders to increase voluntary return of migrants
05 May 2021
A new strategy on voluntary return and reintegration unveiled by the European Commission at the end of last month notes that the use of detention can increase the uptake of voluntary returns at early stages of the return process.
The proposed introduction of return border procedures - whereby people arriving at the EU s borders could be subject to mandatory detention for up to 10 months, likely rendering it extremely difficult to access legal assistance and other services - is seen as key to increasing voluntary returns.
The strategy document underscores that in the return border procedure , which is part of a new Asylum Procedure Regulation proposed last September (pdf) people will be available and more willing to cooperate with the authorities.
EU Reporter
Published 4 weeks ago
The Commission is adopting the first EU Strategy on voluntary return and reintegration. The Strategy promotes voluntary return and reintegration as an integral part of a common EU system for returns, a key objective under the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. It sets out practical measures to strengthen the legal and operational framework for voluntary returns from Europe and from transit countries, improve the quality of return and reintegration programmes, establish better links with development initiatives and strengthen cooperation with partner countries
Promoting our European Way of Life Vice President Margaritis Schinas said: “The EU is building a new ecosystem on returns – looking at increasing cooperation on readmission, improving the governance framework, equipping Frontex with a new operational mandate on returns and appointing an EU Return Coordinator. Today s Strategy on voluntary returns and reintegration is another piece of that
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28 April 2021
by eub2 last modified 28 April 2021
The European Commission adopted on 27 April the first EU Strategy on voluntary return and reintegration. The Strategy promotes voluntary return and reintegration as an integral part of a common EU system for returns, a key objective under the New Pact on Migration and Asylum.
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The Commission is adopting the first EU Strategy on voluntary return and reintegration to promote voluntary return and reintegration as an integral part of a
common EU system for returns and improve the overall effectiveness of EU migration policy, key objectives under the New Pact on Migration and Asylum.