The most mobile parts of the populations of Central and Eastern Europe have already migrated. Nevertheless, the uncertainties arising from this dynamic situation have fed into national political debates.
The collapse of the USSR and creation of the CIS have led to massive population movements. Currently about 5 million citizens from CIS countries work illegally in the Russian Federation.
After 1989, many observers expected a mass migration from Eastern to Western Europe. In fact, immigration from the eight New EU Member States, Bulgaria, and Romania is estimated at only 1.1 million people.
Accession to the EU on May 1, 2004 has presented the Central and East European states (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) with a new set of policy challenges as regards the...
In time, immigration might prove a viable solution to the slowly emerging demographic and labour problems in Poland, such as the aging population, negative population growth and labour shortages.
Disaggregated data is a prerequisite for national policies for sustainable inclusion of vulnerable groups. A recent survey on vulnerable groups in Southeast Europe suggests that Roma are especially hit by unemployment.
Defending or restoring the rights of victims of ethnic cleansing while rejuvenating multi-ethnic communities and promoting local development are key to repairing the consequences of the conflicts of the former Yugoslavia.
