Return and readmission: Council adopts a uniform European travel document

On 13 October 2016, the Council of the European Union adopted a regulation that establishes a uniform European travel document for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals (European travel document for return), in particular its format, security features and technical specifications.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: STATEMENT/16/3432, 13.10.16: Statement by Commissioner Avramopoulos on the adoption by the Council of the Commission's proposal to create a European Travel Document for Return http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-16-3432_en.htm

ESO: Background information: New European travel document to ease return of non-EU nationals http://www.europeansources.info/record/new-european-travel-document-to-ease-return-of-non-eu-nationals/

ESO: Background information: Justice and Home Affairs Council, 13-14 October 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/justice-and-home-affairs-council-13-14-october-2016/

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