Crossing Borders: Migration In Europe

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Crossing Borders Migration In Europe
2nd TEE of Katerini, Greece
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First part roundup - statistics

• Migration
• definition
• types of migration
• Greek emigration
• countries of destination
• period 1955 1977
• Immigration towards Greece
• national distribution
• regional distribution
• foreign students
• per country of origin
• per school year
• legal illegal immigrants in Greece
• Total population alterations in Greece

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Migration definition

• the change temporary or permanent of the
  place of residence for a person or group

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Migration types
MIGRATION
FOREIGN
DOMESTIC
foreign emigration
domestic emigration
OUTFLOW Move from
INFLOW Move to
foreign immigration
domestic immigration

• repatriation

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Greek Civilians Abroad by Decade
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Greek Emigrants in Europe
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period 1955 1977

• 1955 up to 1959
• outflow addressing mainly overseas and to
  Belgium.
• 1959 up to 1966
• main destination Federal Republic of Germany.
• 1967 up to 1968
• main destination overseas (because of the
  depression in Europe).
• 1969 up to 1973
• main destination Western Europe (recovering from
  the depression).
• 1973 up to 1977
• outflow is reduced and the phenomenon of
  repatriation which continues up to now is
  noticed, mainly because of the massive homecoming
  of Greeks from the Soviet parts of the Black Sea.

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First part roundup - statistics

• Migration
• definition
• types of migration
• Greek emigration
• countries of destination
• period 1955 1977
• Immigration towards Greece
• national distribution
• regional distribution
• foreign students
• per country of origin
• per school year
• legal illegal immigrants in Greece
• Total population alterations in Greece

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Number of Foreigners In Greece 1/2
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Number of Foreigners In Greece 2/2
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National Distribution of Immigrants
57
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Foreigners in Greece by region
NORTH AEGEAN IONIAN ISLANDS SOUTH
AEGEAN EPIRUS WEST MACEDONIA CENTRAL
GREECE PELOPONNESE CRETE WEST GREECE EAST MACED.
THRACE THESSALY CENTRAL MACEDONIA ATTICA
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44
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44
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Foreign Students by Educational Level
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Number Of Immigrant / Repatriated Students by
Country of Birth
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Number of Foreign Students per School Year
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Legal Illegal Immigrants In Greece
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Population Changes in Greece (Caused by Migration)
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second part roundup reasons for migration

• why do persons or groups move?
• reasons for Greek emigration 1955 1977
• reasons for immigration from Eastern Europe to
  Greece

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reasons for Greek emigration1955 1977 1/2

• lack of investments
• It was estimated that, during the mid 60s, the
  investments (local and foreign funds) required,
  for the whole Greek work force to be employed,
  were almost three times bigger than the actual
  ones.
• underemployment low income (agriculture)
• an average 11.9 (1963) of the active rural
  population was underemployed. Underemployment
  contrasts big seasonal ups and downs.
• During the spring and autumn months,
  underemployment was minor
• During the summer and winter months, 20 of the
  active rural population was underemployed
• in 1963 for the first time more than 100,000
  emigrants were recorded

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reasons for Greek emigration1955 1977 2/2

• unemployment (mainly in urban areas)
• in the late 50s, Greece experienced the highest
  figures of unemployment for the whole period
  between 1956 and 1978.
• after 1960, unemployment figures shrink, because
  of
• the Greek-German agreement for the recruitment
  and expedition of Greek workers to the Federal
  Republic of Germany (March 30th, 1960)
• the attachment of Greece to the EEC (1962)
• political reasons
• state oppression (1967-1974)
• better living standards

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Reasons for Immigration from Eastern Europe 1/2

• political changes in Eastern Europe
• financial reasons, after the sociopolitical
  changes in these countries, during the last
  decades
• purely political reasons (refugee, asylum)
• search for employment
• unemployment is the main cause, the lack of
  resources to support a household
• the decline of many traditional sections of
  production
• family reunion or repatriation
• education (studies)
• Greeces geographic position

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Reasons for Immigration from Eastern Europe 2/2
Other reasons Refugee Asylum Studies Family
reunion Repatriation Homecoming Employment
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Conclusion

• Greece used to be a country of departure for
  emigrants, but since the early 90s it became a
  country of arrival for immigrants
• migration after the war is motivated by a large
  variety of reasons, and carried out in many
  extraordinary ways of moving
• migrant units consist of groups of people, that
  vary in many terms, such as
• the country an geographic region of origin
• the reasons for migration
• the followed route
• social origin
• educational level
• gender