Returns in focus: Reforming policy, rebuilding credibility | Panel discussion | VMC2025

PANEL DISCUSSION Returns in focus: Reforming policy, rebuilding credibility As return policies receive renewed attention across Europe, efforts are underway to improve coordination, streamline procedures, and strengthen cooperation with countries of origin and transit. This panel will explore where return governance is headed amid political and operational challenges, highlighting emerging approaches and priorities for the EU and its Member States. Moderator Sarah Schlaeger, Senior Lead Policy and Liaison, ICMPD Speakers Franziska Kandolf, Deputy Director-General, Division for EU and International Affairs, Residence, Subsidies, Directorate-General for Migration and International Affairs, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Austria Victor Cramer, Deputy Director General International Migration, Bureau for International Migration, Ministry of Asylum and Migration, Netherlands Michele LeVoy, Director, Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants #ViennaMigrationConference 🔗 Find information on the Vienna Migration Conference (VMC) at: https://vienna-migration-conference.org/ 🔗 View the VMC2025 programme here: https://vienna-migration-conference.org/vmc2025-programme/ 🌐 Follow the ICMPD Policy & Research LinkedIn page for updates on the Vienna Migration Conference: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/icmpd-policy-and-research/ 📧 Subscribe to the ICMPD Policy newsflash for the latest policy insights from our policy team: https://policyupdates.icmpd.org/fl/bc833017-5268-4cf9-a241-f2d69fc60bd2/ ***************************** 🔗 Learn more about ICMPD's work at: https://www.icmpd.org/ 🌐Follow @icmpd on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-centre-for-migration-policy-development-/ X: https://twitter.com/ICMPD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ICMPD Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/icmpd.org 📧 Subscribe to ICMPD's Newsletter: https://www.icmpd.org/newsletter 🎙️ Listen to the Migration Podcast by ICMPD: https://www.icmpd.org/podcast