National EMN Conference Austria: “Irregular Migration and Return in the EU and Austria”

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Organizer: National Contact Point Austria in the European Migration Network

21 September 2015, Vienna (Austria)


The conference will present and discuss European and national policies and measures on irregular migration and return. Particular attention will be given to the role played by voluntary return in this framework. Furthermore, several National Contact Points from various EU Member States and Norway will present their results of the EMN study “Dissemination of information on voluntary return: How to reach irregular migrants not in contact with the authorities”.

Invitation (pdf)

1. Agenda (pdf)

2.  Conference lectures and PowerPoint presentations:

“Irregular Migration and Routes to the EU”
Katie Kuschminder (pdf)

“National policies and measures on irregular migration and return”
Michail S. Kosmidis (pdf)
René van Schijndel (pdf)

EMN Study “Dissemination of information on voluntary return: How to reach irregular migrants not in contact with the authorities”
Haleh Chahrokh (pdf)
Anne-Cécile Jarasse (pdf)
Dobromira Ilkova Tjessem (pdf)

3. Conference Report
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