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2025-04-14

Blog: Survival came first. They made last-minute decisions to leave without time, or space, to consider the legality of migrating.

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2025-04-07

Opinion: EU ‘Return Hubs’ in Third Countries: Fundamental Rights Risks and Monitoring

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2025-03-22

Prof. Klaus on the EC’s proposals regarding migrant returns: They will likely not be implementable in practice

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2025-03-21

Joint Statement from FAiR, GAPS, MIrreM and MORE in Response to the Reference to these Four Projects in the European Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation Establishing a Common System for Returns

Proposal for a Regulation Establishing a Common System for Returns (the “proposal”). The Download the full Joint Statement Contact information EU-funded Migration projects: Finding Agreement in Return (FAiR) Arjen Leerkes,…

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The physical barrier at the Polish-Belarusian border. Photo by Witold Klaus

FAiR Opinion Stories & blogs

2025-03-20

Instrumentalisation of asylum and pushback at the border: Poland pushes back on the EU Pact

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Guidelines

2024-12-20

Improved Return Monitoring Guidelines

Authors: Mădălina Lepşa-Rogoz (ICMPD), Anna Makarenko (independent expert), Alexis McLean (ICMPD), Marzia Ferraro (ICMPD) Contributing Authors Andrew Hallan (independnet expert), Laura Cleton (EUR), Ana Maria Torres Chedraui (EUR), Antonella Patteri…