Frontex reintegration assistance: supporting returnees in their home countries

News News Release Management Board updates Frontex reintegration assistance: supporting returnees in their home countries 2024-10-30 Frontex is responsible for implementing the EU Reintegration Programme (EURP), which helps individuals who return both voluntarily and non-voluntarily to their home countries re-establish their lives. The programme provides a range of support services, from accommodation to starting a business, helping returnees to integrate into their communities and build a sustainable future. The Agency works closely with local partners to ensure the successful implementation of these services, while also monitoring the delivery to ensure they meet the EU standards. In the past months, Frontex has conducted several monitoring missions in different regions as part of its commitment to ensuring the effectiveness of the reintegration programme. These missions help the Agency assess the support provided to returnees, gather feedback from beneficiaries, and identify areas for improvement. Recent monitoring missions were carried out in Morocco, Bangladesh, and Armenia, offering valuable insights into the programme’s impact on returnees’ lives. Monitoring missions to Morocco, Bangladesh, and Armenia One of these missions took place in Morocco, where the Agency brought a visit to its local reintegration partner, Fondation Orient-Occident (FOO), to discuss technical issues encountered with the EURP delivery. The reintegration assistance provided in Morocco includes...