EMN study on bilateral readmission agreements concluded by EU Member States with non-EU countries (EURAs) throughout 2014-2020.
EMN-Inform | Return migration
Study: Bilateral readmission agreements
21 September 2022
EMN Inform: 'Bilateral Readmission Agreements'
Research period - 2014-2020
Participating countries - Belgium (BE), Bulgaria (BG), Cyprus (CY), Germany (DE), Estonia (EE), Finland (FI), France (FR), Greece (EL), Hungary (HU), Ireland (IE), Italy (IT), Croatia (HR), Latvia (LV), Lithuania (LT), Luxembourg (LU), Malta (MT), Netherlands (NL), Austria (AT), Poland (PL), Portugal (PT), Slovenia (SI), Slovakia (SK), Spain (ES), Czech Republic (CZ), Sweden (SE)

Content
- The implementation, monitoring and evaluation and effectiveness of bilateral readmission agreements.
- The content and technical framework of bilateral readmission agreements signed or entered into force between 2014-2020, and which issue-linkages apply.
Research Questions
- What bilateral readmission agreements were made in EU Member States and Norway in the period 2014-2020, and when were these agreements finalised?
- What are the characteristics of standard readmission agreements made in this period in terms of issue linkage and scope?
- What evidence exists in different Member States and Norway concerning the effectiveness of bilateral readmission agreements?
Publications EMN: 'Bilateral Readmission Agreements'
- EMN Inform, 19 September 2022
Publications EMN Netherlands: 'Bilateral readmission agreements'
- News release (with summary): ‘Readmission agreements EU Member States are mostly bilateral', 21 September 2022