Policy Brief: Beyond Enforcement: Fairness and Legitimacy in Implementing the EU Return Regulation

This policy brief provides evidence and recommendations on how EU Member States can enhance fairness, legitimacy and effectiveness beyond the enforcement focus of the new Return Regulation.

Authors

Alexander Smits
Veronika Bilger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4554-8454)

Institutions

International Centre for Migration Policy Development (AT)

Publication Details

Journal: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published: 2026-11-02
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23881408
Primary Topic: European Law and Migration
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Policy Brief: Beyond Enforcement: Fairness and Legitimacy in Implementing the EU Return Regulation

Alexander Smits, Veronika Bilger

Nov 2, 2026

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

European Law and Migration

article

Policy Brief: Beyond Enforcement: Fairness and Legitimacy in Implementing the EU Return Regulation

Alexander Smits, Veronika Bilger

November 2, 2026article en

Abstract

This policy brief provides evidence and recommendations on how EU Member States can enhance fairness, legitimacy and effectiveness beyond the enforcement focus of the new Return Regulation.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

International Centre for Migration Policy Development (AT)

Openalex Percentile: Top 5%

European Law and Migration

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