One of the flagship reintegration initiatives under the RRF has successfully reached its conclusion in May 2026, marking a major step forward in Armenia’s reintegration landscape. The project, “Local Ownership for Sustainable Reintegration in Armenia” (LOSRA), implemented by ICMPD in close partnership with national authorities, has played a pivotal role in enhancing the country’s capacity to support … Continued
The first half of 2026 has been a milestone period for the Return and Reintegration Facility (RRF). Across return counselling and outreach, reintegration assistance, the Reintegration Assistance Tool (RIAT), and partner engagement, the semester combined the completion of long-running projects with new pilots and a high-level Expert Conference — building up, as of June 2026, … Continued
In response to a major institutional reform undertaken by the Government of Armenia in 2024, the country’s reintegration framework has undergone a significant transformation. The establishment of the new Ministry of Internal Affairs brought about a shift in responsibilities for reintegration service delivery and coordination, which were transferred from the Armenian Migration Service (AMS) to … Continued
The Support to Frontline Workers (SFW) project has concluded with a set of public resources and a policy brief capturing lessons from peer-to-peer exchanges in Bilbao, Milan and Malta. Building on the learnings of the Reaching Undocumented Migrants (RUM) project, as well as the heritage of the Reach Out 1.0 and 2.0 projects under the … Continued
There are moments in a policy cycle when it becomes important to stop and take stock, not just of what has been achieved, but of what the work is actually revealing. The Expert Conference on Return and Reintegration, held in Brussels on 21 April 2026, was intended as one of those moments. More than 110 participants joined the … Continued
Since the beginning of 2026, several developments have taken place to further strengthen the Reintegration Assistance Tool (RIAT), which supports cooperation between European authorities and reintegration partners in the management of return and reintegration assistance cases. Recent platform updates have introduced several improvements aimed at facilitating day-to-day case management. These include new functionalities allowing users to assign cases directly through the dashboard, as well as adjustments to … Continued
Since the beginning of the year, the Return and Reintegration Facility (RRF), in cooperation with national and regional partners, has delivered a series of specialised trainings aimed at reinforcing high-quality, rights-based return counselling practices across Europe. Implemented in collaboration with key national authorities and reception systems, these initiatives reflect a shared commitment to strengthening counsellors’ … Continued
At the end of January, the RRF organised a two-day field visit to Milan (Italy) in the framework of the Support to Frontline Workers project. The visit brought together practitioners and government representatives, from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, and Switzerland, to explore local approaches to irregular migration and multilevel collaboration as means to reach … Continued
Georgia, Côte d’Ivoire, and Senegal – January 2026 Since its launch in June 2023, the Reintegration Amplification (RAMP) project, implemented in partnership with the French Office for Immigration and Integration (OFII), has played a key role in strengthening reintegration support for voluntary returnees and reinforcing national reintegration pathways in countries of return. As of March 2025, with the introduction … Continued
The Return and Reintegration Facility (RRF) launched a new initiative aimed at modernising how reintegration support is delivered to returnees. The Cashless Transfer Project (CTP) introduces a secure and reliable digital payment system that enables EU+ Member States to provide assistance to individuals returning to their countries of origin. Building on ICMPD’s mandate to promote sustainable and … Continued