The EU Strategy for Voluntary Return and Reintegration, introduced in 2021, emphasizes the importance of coherence as the foundation for an effective and sustainable return and reintegration policy. Coherence, in this context, is understood as the systematic alignment of various actors and phases involved in return and reintegration at national level. Coherence is essential in an increasingly complex landscape involving diverse stakeholders like national governments, civil society organisations, and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex).
This EMN inform explores good practices and challenges in the coordination between different stakeholders and between different stages of return and reintegration of third-country nationals in EMN Member (EU Member States except Denmark) and Observer Countries (NO, GE, MD, UA, ME, AM, RS). It explains how improved coordination among stakeholders, enhanced institutional frameworks, and effective national strategies can facilitate a consistent and structured approach to return and reintegration across Europe.
