Good Practices in the Return and Reintegration of Irregular Migrants: Member States’ Entry Bans Policy and Use of Readmission Agreements between Member States and Third Countries (2014)

This focussed study analyses to what extent the EU Member States and Norway use the entry bans and readmission agreements to improve their return policy. Specifically, the study focuses on the practical application of entry bans and readmission agreements by Member States, effectiveness of these two instruments from the point of view of returnees and Member States, as well as on their synergies with reintegration assistance. The text is accompanied by current statistics related to irregular migration and return.