The dramatic events in the Middle East and the outbreak of the Ukrainian crisis have radically changed the situation in the southern and eastern neighborhoods of the European Union. Destabilization of these strategically important regions has had a significant impact on the size of migration flows entering the European Union. The massive influx of refugees and economic migrants from MENA is a serious problem that affects the internal and foreign policy of many European countries. A less known phenomenon is the mass migration from Eastern European countries to the European Union—in particular, Poland. The increasing number of migrants from Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova, who integrate quickly and well with their host society, casts a new light on the issue of migration processes in the European Union. It is worth reflecting on the opportunities and the long and short term consequences of a new wave of immigration from that direction.
Andrzej Szabaciuk, a specialist in security studies of post-Soviet areas, joins the Institute from the John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin, where he serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Eastern Studies in his university’s Institute of Political Science and International Affairs.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Lunch will be available while supplies last.
Originally published at nanovic.nd.edu.