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European Return Fund

See also

Multi-annual programme

Annual programme 2008

Annual programme 2009

Projects financed under the Return Fund

The European Return Fund is one of the four financial instruments of the General Programme on "Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows" which encourages a fair share of responsibilities between Member States arising from the introduction of integrated management of the external borders and from the implementation of common policies on asylum and immigration. The other three Funds are: the European Fund for the Integration of Third country nationals, the External Borders Fund and the European Refugee Fund.

The European Return Fund establishes a financial solidarity mechanism to support the efforts of Member States to improve the management of return in all its dimensions through the use of the concept of integrated return management, with a preference to voluntary return and with a view to supporting a fair and effective implementation of common standards on return. The Fund will also support joint return actions including several Member States.

The overall budget of this Fund for 2008-2013 is € 676 million, distributed as follows:

• € 632,9 million distributed among Member States on the basis of objective criteria, i.e. the number of third country nationals subject or having been subject to return measures;
• € 43,1 million (7% of the total annual resources each year as from 2009) directly managed by the Commission and dedicated to Community actions.

Estonia has chosen to implement three of the Fund's strategic priorities:

1.       Development of a strategic approach to return management;

2.       Cooperation between Member States in return management;

3.       Support for Community standards and best practices on return management.

 

For more information please contact:

 

Foreign Financing Department

Ms Aigi Kasvand, aigi dot kasvand at siseministeerium dot ee, +372 612 5180