In this paper, the IOM and SRC propose the following main initiatives for the future management of public return assistance programmes: (a) opening up of return and reintegration assistance programmes to a wider group of migrants; (b) introducing inovative approaches to return assistance; and (c) strengthening cooperative work in Europe, particularly the European Union. Instruments that support the reintegration of  returnees shall be designed to contribute to the general socioeconomic setting of the society in the CoO.