The EURINT Network

Vilnius – 2 April 2015

“Developing Good Practices: Promoting Compliance with the Return Directive in Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia”

Ruben Laurijssens

EURINT Network Project Leader

EURINT Network Project

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Main objective:Increase commitment of third countries towards (forced) return

Specific objective:Development of joint strategies towards the top 8Joint missions and operationsWorkshops and seminars (sharing experiences and knowledge)

Indicators: Increase in issued ETD’s and actual return measures executedEffective sharing of best practices and experiences

Why cooperation in return matters?

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NL, BE, DE & RO launched first phase of EURINT in 2010

1) Lack of commitment from third countries

2) Lack of good contacts and best practices

3) Cost reduction and increase in results

The challenge…

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Increase participation of EU/EER countries; Involvement of Frontex; Coherent approach towards third countries; Developing a sustainable platform; Maintain an operational focus;

Acceptance of forced return as last resort = the possibility of forced return is the largest contributor to success in voluntary return.

The second and third phase.

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a networking structure with almost 21 active Member States and Frontex.

Beyond 2015: a sustainable platform for strategic operational cooperation financed through Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (2014-2020)

Learning by doing. EURINT is not a talking shop, it’s action based and result driven.

Steering Group Committee Meetings

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4th meeting Estonia January 2015

5th meeting Hungary April 2015

6th meeting Romania June 2015

Project Partners

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Full Members (co) financing to the project

Take part in all actions

reimbursed by the project

Associated Members Can take part in Working

Groups, workshops and

actions B –List (self paid)

Frontex Same as full members (self paid)

Project Partners

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Full Members: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Frontex (EU), Germany, Hungary, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Associated members: Finland, Greece, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Portugal and Spain

Non members: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Defining common strategies

Eurint Network - Working Groups – A List

Priority countries

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-Working groups for developing a strategy towards operational contacts with the authorities of these countries

-Afghanistan, Iraq, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Morocco, Iran, Algeria, India, Ethiopia and Guinea (ad hoc)

-Needs assessment based on: statistics, clear analysis of the problems and planning of actions, together with partners. Every working group is chaired by 1 partner country (or the PMU)

STRATEGY PAPER

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A. DESIGNATION OF LEADING MSI

B. Identification of project-partner MSI

C. Caseload estimation + general situation on migration profile from CoR- Overview by Participating MS

D. Identification of PROBLEMS in organisation of Return

E. Identification of OPPORTUNITIES

F. Identification of Partners in CoR

G. Identification of ACTIONS

H. Planning of ACTIONS

Priority countries

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Implementation of Actions

Incoming delegations Outgoing missions Task Forces Other actions

Priority Countries - actions

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Task Forces

Identification interviews by national experts from third country capitals

Main goal : fast identification + eventually direct delivery of Travel documents.

30 incoming experts budgeted for 5 day stay Experience: not more than 2 EUMSI in one

visit

Prioriy Countries - actions

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Positive (good cooperation)

Capacity building and training

Negative (poor cooperation)

Trade agreements, visas, development aid

EURINT - FOSS

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- Content published on FOSS

• Meeting documents• Best practices developed as part of EURINT• List of EURINT National Contact Points• Guidelines on Eligibility and Accountability Rules • Working Groups/CoR documents

-Link

https://foss.frontex.europa.eu

Joint Return Operations

Eurint Network – B List

Direct operations

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- List of countries with lower priority - Common actions possible (incoming, outgoing,

TF) without working group- EURINT members launch a Call for Interest (e.g.

Common Task Force) - Published on the FOSS-site

- Example: Finnish returnee from Nepal escorted back with suppport from Germany

Sharing best practices

Workshops for Field practitioners

Workshops / seminars

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-- Workshops are organised for field practitioners-(e.g. staff from identification units)

-- possibility to invite experts on CoR / Methodology

-- Themes to be defined (CoR / methodology) in SGC

-- Take in best practices from the Working groups

Project Partners

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Relations with non EU/ EER partner countries:

EURINT Workshops and seminars as participants in (through TaiEx or Mieux).

EURINT Partners can organise on the spot trainings and seminars through capacity building instruments (IPA, TaiEx, Mieux, European Neighbourhood Instrument etc.)

Development of a new pillar under the EURINT network

New AMIF

• Specific Actions

– Additional financing under the national programs for joint innovative actions between EU MS

– Structural financing whole period 2014 – 2020

– Allocation via a “pledging exercise”

EURINT Network – pledging exercise

Components:

1) Working Groups (10 flexible third countries)

2) Operational cooperation in other third countries (not limited)

3) Seminars and workshops for practicioners

EURINT Network – pledging exercise

Results:• Increase in the willingness of third countries to

receive back their nationals (both voluntary and forced);

• Increase the number of joint return operations with 2 or more EU MS;

• Increase the sharing of best practices among EU MS institutions;

• Capacity building and training of third country authorities

Contact

www.eurint-network.eu

Ruben Laurijssens

Wim Cruysberghs M: +31 6 468 46465

Ron Seesink M: +31 6 532 09069

General email: eurint@dtv.minvenj.nl

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