WHO ARE THE KOSOVARS MOST WILLING TO MIGRATE TO EU COUNTRIES? - An empirical perspective - Policy Analysis 04/2013
Publisher: Group for Legal and Political Studies (GLPS), Kosovo Date: July 2013 Volume: 20 pages, pdf Description According to the survey of the European Perspective in Kosovo 2012, respondents ranked ‘corruption/rule of law’, ‘unemployment’ and ‘economic situation in general’ as the most important issues that Kosovo currently faces. The survey results also reveal that 36 percent of the respondents are willing to permanently settle in any EU country (willing to migrate), which is a reflection of the above-mentioned situation concerning unemployment and poverty. Fears surrounding the migration of Kosovars towards EU countries have been translated into additional visa liberalization requirements. In September 2013, the European Commission will assess achievements in Kosovo as part of the visa liberalization process; for the first time as a part of this assessment, the European Commission will assess the potential and expected impacts of migration and security in a visa-liberalized Kosovo. In order to assess the impact of expected migration, the Commission will monitor the performance indicators such as the visa refusal rate, the rate of refused entry to the Schengen area, the number of citizens staying illegally in EU Member States, the number of asylum applications, and the number of rejected readmission applications.