“The Balkan Refugee and Migrant Corridor and the Case of North Macedonia”
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Ilievski, Zoran. Runcheva Tasev Hristina.
Abstract
From its inception the European Union has been a preferred destination for refugees fleeing
violence and persecution, as well as economic migrants from all over the world. This analysis
explores the political consequences of the mixed migration flows moving from the Middle
East, through the Balkans on their way to Central and Western Europe in 2015–2016. In addition
to the refugees from the Syrian war, displaced persons originating from other parts of
the Middle East, Africa, Afghanistan, and elsewhere were joined in Greece by migrants and
refugees who were previously settled there, mostly unregistered people, outside the official
temporary protection and asylum procedures. This migration phenomenon has encouraged
nationalist political forces in the Western Balkan region and in the EU to portray it as a threat
to national identity and core values, presenting competing visions about the future of the
EU itself. Analyzing the extent to which such nationalistic reactions were evident in the countries
along the Balkan mixed migration corridor, a particular focus is placed on the case of
the Republic of North Macedonia.
violence and persecution, as well as economic migrants from all over the world. This analysis
explores the political consequences of the mixed migration flows moving from the Middle
East, through the Balkans on their way to Central and Western Europe in 2015–2016. In addition
to the refugees from the Syrian war, displaced persons originating from other parts of
the Middle East, Africa, Afghanistan, and elsewhere were joined in Greece by migrants and
refugees who were previously settled there, mostly unregistered people, outside the official
temporary protection and asylum procedures. This migration phenomenon has encouraged
nationalist political forces in the Western Balkan region and in the EU to portray it as a threat
to national identity and core values, presenting competing visions about the future of the
EU itself. Analyzing the extent to which such nationalistic reactions were evident in the countries
along the Balkan mixed migration corridor, a particular focus is placed on the case of
the Republic of North Macedonia.
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