The External Migrations in Macedonia during the Transition Period and Today

Abstract

Research in the area of migration policy is necessary to consider the various reasons for the resettlement of migrants such as economic, social, political and other. Emigrations as phenomenon are negative thing for the country because they cause adverse effects (aging society, brain drain). The total number of citizens of Republic Macedonia in the European and overseas countries could be approximated to 275,000 persons, but concerns the data that that on average from Macedonia are moving out 10,000 people. The detection of the reasons for which the emigrants leave from Macedonia and do not come back, indicates on the need to improve the living conditions in the country and on other preventive actions to prevent the proliferation of number of migrants.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n3s2p672