Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- Alberto Horst. Head of European Migration and Diversity and Senior Policy Analyst have drawn attention to an important dimension. He recalled that the European Commission pledged to deliver a "new common approach on the return of irregular migrants" within the first 100 days of its new mandate. It has suggested that the EU needs to replace the current Return Directive with a Regulation. The proposal followed calls by the European Council to put forward "as a matter of urgency" measures to "facilitate, increase and speed up returns".

With its proposal for a Return Regulation, the European Commission is apparently aiming to facilitate returns and harmonise standards and practices. However, according to Horst, bold and cont...