European Reintegration Network Vilnius, Lithuania, 2 April 2015 From inception to Specific Action

Before our cooperation 26 Return Funds, 26 approaches 26 different AVRR and PAA projects Limited resources (financial and providers) Negotiation position not always strong Complexity of project development Common Planning & Evaluation Platform (BE)

The first concept Joint development and management Burden sharing Increasing volumes Best practices by working together 1 Window Economies of scales Towards harmonizing packages

First ERI project: Concluded in 2013: over 600 returning migrants Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Nigeria, Russian Federation (Chechnya) and Morocco Reducing costs for most European partners BEL (2), DEU, FRA, NLD and SWE Best practices regarding project development European Joint Project Management Model

Unique Perceived Benefits Cheaper projects through larger economies of scale Reducing the burden of development Accessing a broader network Better position towards third countries Sharing best practices by working together Evidence based reintegration policies

ERIN – 2 nd phase: From 7 to 11 target countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq (KRG), Iran, Sri Lanka, Guinea, DR Congo, Morocco, Russian Federation (Chechnya), Somalia (Somaliland and South/ Central Somalia) and Nigeria New European partners: Finland, Norway and United Kingdom 1 tender procedure, 1 contracting authority. Other partners utilise the same contract National annexes, NCP’s and JPT

E R I N Project Management Unit Support from CSI initiative (BE) Inception phase, tender phase, implementation phase and follow-up project Monitoring missions to the target countries Creating a dialogue with authorities in target countries Further increase of returning migrants by switching to service fee based system

ERIN for non-partners Current partners 90% financed by RF Com Benefit from service fee Steering Group Committee Member Non partners 75% financed by AMIF or 50% by RF Benefit from service fee Steering Group Observer

ERIN Specific Action June 2016 – December 2021 Possible new partners: Austria, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxemburg, Malta, Romania, Spain and Switzerland From project to network Further professionalizing the procurement procedure Competition enabling fair prices and high quality Long term investments Building relations with target countries

Challenges How to choose target countries Annual membership fees or long-term commitment Relation with EU agencies and institutions Relation with other European projects and platforms Preventing a monopoly situation Remain flexible and result driven

Schedule December 2014: form decision December 2014: conditional support from EU/EEA MS March 2015: draft project plan and budget April 2015: final budget and co-financing obligations May 2015: partnership agreement November 2015: detailed work plan February 2016: final work plan June 2016: start of new tender procedure

Contact Ruben Laurijssens Po-Ling Ho Wesley Baumeister