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A successful migratory experience abroad increases a migrant’s chances of reintegration in their country of origin. This short document outlines a framework approach and formulates recommendations in order to take into greater account the link between return migration and development. The document outlines a meeting held in April 2008 organised by the European University Institute which aimed to identify the main principles around which it is necessary to structure all measures aiming to reinforce the contribution of return migrants to the development of their country of origin, and to support their socio-professional reintegration.

The document provides lists of different recommendations to sustain and research the production of information and to reinforce a balanced framework of dialogue on return. The document also considers how to envisage concrete solutions responding to common interests with regard to European Member States, and Maghreb countries. The following recommendations and pointers are included with regard to guaranteeing the rights of return migrants:

• free will is a determining variable in the context of the process of socio-professional reintegration of migrants in their countries of origin. It is important to remember that, circumstances permitting, the migrant has the possibility to evaluate the situation in his country of origin before returning
• the public authorities in countries of origin are called upon to react to the social, human and economic consequences linked to forced return and to adapt their institutional systems to guarantee the right to socio-professional reintegration for returning citizens who have been subject to an expulsion order
• the public authorities in destination countries are called upon to take into account the post-expulsion conditions of migrants being sent away from their territory by force so as to define, in collaboration with the public authorities in the country of origin, professional reintegration programmes to limit the human, social and economic consequences of readmission on the individual and the country of origin
• obstacles to the international mobility of people do not facilitate the effective introduction of circular migratory programmes and consequently measures aiming to support the temporary or permanent return of migrants to their country of origin
  

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