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Panel 4. Reintegration to Country of Origin. Conceptual Framework Situation of Asylum Seekers. Reintegration integral part of migration processes Migration restricted and channelled by numerous national regulations

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  1. Panel 4 Reintegration to Country of Origin

  2. Conceptual Framework Situation of Asylum Seekers • Reintegration integral part of migration processes • Migration restricted and channelled by numerous national regulations • Asylum application one of the few possibilities to side-pass migration regulations • Large number of underprivileged persons

  3. Conceptual FrameworkDecision to Return • Many refugees & migrants want to return to their country of origin • European Governments want to send back those who are not granted asylum • Decisions of the Ministries of Internal Affairs at times lack sufficient understanding of the problems • No European minimum standards for remigration

  4. Scope of Practice in the 5 DPs • All Development Partnerships (DPs) have been confronted with the topic of return and had to find solutions: • Specific activities in work programme (BTW, JobShop, SEPA) • In addition to the common programme institutional members of the DP are pursuing reintegration activities outside EQUAL (ENEAS, SEPA) • Specific activities concerning reintegration as part of trans-national cooperation (HIT, SEPA)

  5. DP JobShop, AustriaMr. P. Logar • Information on training opportunities with special emphasis on returning to the home country • Little interest in the return program • Support for return into the country of originoutside of JobShop, e.g. Kosovo

  6. DP Back to Work, NLMr. D. Engelhard • Cooperation with IOM • IOM dealt with the teachers of the target group • "Reintegration" was a taboo theme

  7. DP ENEAS, SpainMr. J. Mahía Cordero • Reintegration activitiesby a member of the Development Partnership, but beside the EQUAL-programme • Enhancing and facilitating the voluntary return of refugees, asylum seekers • In all cases voluntary return: Different reasons • Activities: • Information and advising • Help to deal with documents • Financing • Resettlement package • Follow-up

  8. DP HIT, NetherlandsMrs. M. Vis • HIT assumption: employability of Asylum Seekers on a global labour market through vocational training • Methodological approach: maximise the effects of vocational training during the application period • An asylum policy recognisable for asylum seeker and organisations • There is need for a central coordination platform • There is need for a database of best practices open to individuals and organisations

  9. DP SEPA, GermanyMs. K. Pohl • Reintegration counselling within the programme • Additional activities out-side the DP: • Regional level: DRK • National level: AGEF, ISOPLAN • In home-countries: AGEF • Extensive experiences concerning reintegration • Example: • Kosovo • Kosovo excursion with HIT (CD-ROM at SEPA stand) • www.equal-raise.de

  10. General Statements • Root cause for migration pressure towards Western Europe enormous gap to other regions of the world • No European minimum standards in regard to voluntary or forced migration (Return in dignity) • Broad range of social & economic reintegration methods • Need for accurate & up-dated information • Not every type of training is useful for economic reintegration • Difficulties to satisfy dual perspective (home & host country)

  11. Political Conclusions • Need for more research & development measures to cope with dual perspective in learning situations • Co-operation between host and home country institutions required for better cost-benefit relation • Need for more social and employment promotion programmes to promote voluntary and to soften forced return • Uniform reintegration policy requires European minimum standards on return of "asylum seekers" • Sustainable reintegration measures require development efforts for home countries

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