A BRIEF DOSSIER. MIGRATION AND FACTS: ROMANIA AND ITALY
A BRIEF DOSSIER. MIGRATION AND FACTS: ROMANIA AND ITALY

Summary/Abstract: The migration phenomenon is gaining momentum in Romania’s recent history.Even though the official statistics are incomplete, the increasing trend cannot beoverlooked. One of the European countries where the Romanians could easily integratewas Italy, a country that became a favourite destination. Here, in 2019, the numbersshowed that more than 1.2 million137 Romanians officially migrated, from a total ofapprox. 10 millions 138 that are currently abroad, which means approx. 12.06%139 ofthe Romanian diaspora can be found in Italy. The data used in the present paper wasgathered from both official sources (statistical data published by the national statisticalinstitute, statistics of various associations, official statements, etc.) and unofficial ones,most of them highlighted by the media (secondary analysis). By analyzing the datacollected, we will try to reveal the magnitude of the phenomenon, and the social,economic, psychological, cultural, political and legal-administrative implications in acomparative manner: for both Romania and Italy. Thus, we will name the accumulationof these particular implications the Italian dossier of the Romanian emigration.

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