The Commission adopted, on 6 April 2005, its proposal for a Decision establishing the European Return Fund for the period 2007-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’.
The financial envelope set out for this specific Fund was EUR 749 million.
Following the signing of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) on 17 May 2006 concerning the 2007-2013 financial framework, the Commission adopted a series of amended proposals concerning the new financial instruments in the area of justice, freedom and security taking account, in particular, of the adjusted amounts of expenditure : for a more detailed account of the amounts, please refer to the financial statement.
Concerning the financial resources, the new amounts for the RETURN Fund shall be EUR 676 million (for details, please refer to the financial statement).