EU-backed project supports voluntary migrant returns

The government is implementing an €8.38 million project to assist voluntary returns of third-country nationals, an 18-month EU-backed initiative set to wrap up by the end of 2026.

According to a statement by the deputy ministry of immigration on Tuesday, the project is funded under the EU’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund as part of its 2021–2027 programme.

The initiative runs from July 1,2025 to December 31, 2026, with a total budget of €8,385,574.

“The main...