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An effective return policy to remove from the EU third-country nationals who do not have the right to stay on EU territory requires common rules and procedures in the EU Member States. These must be implemented in accordance with fundamental rights obligationBriefing - Common approach on return policy - 25-10-2024
An effective return policy to remove from the EU third-country nationals who do not have the right to stay on EU territory requires common rules and procedures in the EU Member States. These must be implemented in accordance with fundamental rights obligations and with the principle of non refoulement. A robust framework for cooperation with third countries that are willing to accept returnees is also necessary Efforts to increase the number of returns have been a feature of EU migration policy for the past 20 years. Since the 2015 peak in arrivals of asylum-seekers and irregular migrants, the EU and its Member States have stepped up efforts to build a more efficient return policy. Broad changes have been made to the internal and external dimensions of EU return policy, including strengthening the EU legislative framework for return and putting operational and practical tools in place. However, the return of third-country nationals remains a challenge, as only about one in three people who are ordered to leave the EU are effectively returned to a third country. The limited effectiveness of return policy is due to several challenges that the EU and Member States face when carrying out return procedures. Those challenges relate to difficulties in implementing return procedures in the Member States (internal dimension) and a lack of cooperation on readmission by third countries (external dimension). The European Parliament has previously stressed the need to improve the effectiveness of the EU's return policy, insisting on full compliance with fundamental and procedural rights. It has also stressed the importance of concluding formal readmission agreements with third countries, coupled with EU parliamentary scrutiny and judicial oversight. This is an update of a briefing published in January 2024. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP Read more
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