... popularity-seeking politicians demanding a cap on migration and auguring the onset of chaos and terror for Europe.
Patrick Taran:
Migration, Globalization and Economic Viability: Challenges and Opportunities for Russia & Eurasia
This securitization of migration is equally a feature of Russia. Natives of Central Asia were involved in virtually every underground terrorist cell, every terrorist attack staged or prevented in the country over the past few years. In many cases, these people had entered Russia as labour migrants. According ...
... strategy. Experts noted that the migration strategy has to be adopted in line with the basic development strategy of the country and should become one of the main tools for solving the demographic, economic and social problems.
Meanwhile, the current Russian migration legislation is highly contradictory, and the observed tendencies of its implementation demonstrate that migration and migrants are still perceived in Russia rather as a "threat" than as a potential resource for the country’s ...
... that the unemployment has a structural nature. Local residents are not ready to occupy the jobs taken by migrants even in times of crisis.
Dmitry Poletaev
Are there any significant imperfections in the EAEU legislative framework related to regulating migration issues?
Unfortunately, quite a few issues remain unsettled, including pension payment in the first place. Russians go to work in Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan. When they retire, their savings should be transparent, but so far, this problem has not been resolved.
Health care is a very important issue for the Kyrgyz. Those who apply for a patent get ...
... build any fences along its borders with Finland and Sweden. Norway’s decision made in April 2016 to build a fence on the Russian border is “much ado about nothing.” It somewhat smacks of panic.
Andrey Repnevsky
Does this decision mean ... ...
Anders Kjellevold
: As in the rest of Europe, the refugee crisis has affected the political climate in Norway. The increase in immigration has generated much debate, and immigration is now a much more important issue for voters than it was just a few years ...
... “securitization” of migration, the growing perception of migration as a threat to security of the host society, which contributed to the spread of terrorism and radicalism. Much attention at the Conference was paid to the problems of international cooperation on migration issues.
Russia is already involved in the international regulation of migration, and a large number of international agreements with Russia’s participation, its membership in international organizations, as well as cooperation with the International Organization ...
On May 25- 27, 2016 Berlin hosted a Dahrendorf Symposium (
Dahrendorf Forum
), which traditionally fosters open debate on European and world politics.
The Dahrendorf Forum is a joint initiative by the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, the London School of Economics and Political Science and Stiftung Mercator. The project cycle of 2016 has been titled “
Europe
and the World – Global Insecurity & Power Shifts
.”
The Symposium was attended by over four hundred politicians, experts...
... according to data published by the security services of various nations, as well as by leading research centres across the globe.
Particular attention is paid to assessments of the situation regarding terrorists leaving, and then coming back to Europe, Russia and Central Asian countries; the link between migration and the recruitment of terrorists; and an analysis of the most common factors driving recruitment.
This paper also includes a review of methods used by other countries to combat the recruitment of terrorists, as well as measures taken to reintegrate ...
...
Migration, Globalization and Economic Viability:
Challenges and Opportunities for Russia &
Eurasia
It goes without saying that we have no reason to be complacentbecause the migration-related issues demand that we be in constant search for new solutions. Russia’s migration policy should probably shift its focus from the mechanisms of institutional regulation of migration flows, which the authorized government bodies can easily deal with, to addressing the issue of adaptation and integrationof immigrants. To tackle ...
... Europe is increasingly coming under fire. In fact, it is hard to imagine a common values-based space stretching from Portugal to Russia and from Norway to Turkey with divided Ukraine right in the middle. And it seems absurd that this gap could become permanent ... ... countries on opposing sides of Ukraine’s barricade give up on the idea of common interests, approaches and challenges.
Migration is just such a challenge, since the voluntary or forcible movement of people is increasingly being seen as a test for ...
... Moscow, 25 September 2015.
I am honored by this opportunity to present global perspective on a major challenge and opportunity of our time. My remarks feature three dimensions: 1) migration sustaining the world of work today — in other words why immigration to Russia; 2) greater labour and skills mobility in coming years: prospects for Russia and Eurasia; and 3) challenges and opportunities for a viable law and policy regime on migration governance for Russia and Eurasia.
1) Setting the Context: Migration Today
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