a description of the current situation in the Member State as regards the principle of integrated return management, the cooperation with consular authorities and immigration services of third countries, the measures and policies relating to voluntary return and enforced return, with disaggregated data, insofar as they are available, between voluntary and forced returns, the approach towards reintegration measures and sustainability of return, capacity building of competent administrative and judicial authorities and the cooperation with other Member States in relation to the above;

III. 7 Is in favour of a return policy showing due respect for humanitarian principles, but considers that this policy should be funded by a specific instrument with a new legal basis;

Its contractual rules are more competition-based and provide for replacing the system of a "juste retour" per programme by an "overall juste retour" covering several years and several programmes.

It was also agreed that the same amount would be added to the national reserve, with the possibility of returning to the programme at the appropriate time in order to co-finance environmental projects.

In the current circumstances, the Commission has agreed with the Greek authorities that this project will not form part of the new ‘Environment 2000-2006’ Operational Programme and that the corresponding sum would be added to the national reserve, with a view to a return to the programme at the appropriate time for the co-financing of environmental projects.

It is distinct from the mainstream Social Fund programme by its focus on testing new ways of delivery for policy priorities and by its emphasis on partnership in a context of transnational cooperation.