council decis exchang inform assist voluntari repatri countri nation jha council european union regard treati european union articl thereof articl treati european union state member state regard immigr polici polici nation countri matter common interest point commun commiss date februari immigr asylum polici suggest member state polici voluntari return countri nation approxim number member state establish programm support voluntari return legal illeg resid countri nation case legal resid countri nation member state polici aim integr societi assist voluntari return interpret reflect polici activ encourag return pure design facilit return decis free effect assist voluntari return illeg resid countri nation line european humanitarian tradit contribut find dignifi solut reduc number illeg resid countri nation member state avoid assist lead undesir incent effect decis prejudic provis european convent protect human right fundament freedom novemb geneva convent juli relat statu refuge amend york protocol januari decid articl inform exchang member state step develop programm support voluntari return countri nation countri origin report annual gener secretariat council gener secretariat circul inform member state commiss inform nation return programm includ inform author respons carri programm government intern organ scope programm term person cover requir met individu returne order consid assist programm requir met countri origin programm type level assist grant travel expens returne famili remov cost repatri allow estim effect programm includ number beneficiari occurr incent effect articl analysi gener secretariat council make annual member state commiss draft report inform receiv basi articl report exhaust natur specif inform point list articl draft report refer paragraph examin member state concern commiss adjust articl coordin basi draft report refer articl member state concern commiss council exchang view programm refer articl compar scope condit effect programm view approxim member state concern introduc programm examin result us thereof articl decis publish offici journal member state concern draw report mention articl time month public decis offici journal dont brussel council presid sorgdrag