In recent years, EU+ countries have focused on ensuring that accurate and up-to-date information is available to all potential returnees. In 2020, several initiatives were reported in this area.
Fedasil in Belgium published new brochures on voluntary return1227 and developed a project to reach out to undocumented migrants outside reception capacity, jointly with the French OFII under the ERRIN programme with AMIF funding.1228 Czechia explored new ways of reaching irregular foreign nationals and raising awareness about voluntary return programmes, for example by communicating with various facilities, like shelters and health institutions, where the presence of irregularly-staying third-country nationals might be anticipated.
[1227] Federal agency for the reception of asylum seekers | L’Agence fédérale pour l’accueil des demandeurs d’asile | Federaal agentschap voor de opvang van asielzoekers. (2020, January 31). Nouvelles brochures générales [New general leaflets]. https://www.fedasil.be/fr/actualites/sensibilisation/nouvelles-brochures-generales
[1228] Federal agency for the reception of asylum seekers | L’Agence fédérale pour l’accueil des demandeurs d’asile | Federaal agentschap voor de opvang van asielzoekers, & French Office for the Immigration and the Integration | Office Français de l'Immigration et de l'Intégration. (2021, May 12). European Return and Reintegration Network (ERRIN): Reach Out. https://www.fedasil.be/sites/default/files/errin_project_leaflet_reach_out_3.pdf