Circular and return migrations: Experiences of Estonia, Bulgaria and Ireland - A comparative analysis
Circular and return migrations: Experiences of Estonia, Bulgaria and Ireland - A comparative analysis

Author(s): Jelena Žarković Rakić, Ana Milinković
Subject(s): Politics and society, Comparative politics, Migration Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Centar za evropske politike CEP
Keywords: Migration strategy; Brain drain; Economic Migration Strategy (2021-2027); Talent retention; Return of highly educated individuals; Public pressure; Population outflow; Serbia;
Summary/Abstract: The issue of migration in Serbia has been approached fatalistically in the last few years, by often presenting information that is not completely accurate in order to create the image that especially the most talented are leaving Serbia. The reality is different: the educational structure of people leaving the country is similar to the level of education of the resident population (Arandarenko, 2022). Nevertheless, the pressure coming from the public was transferred to the decision-makers, which motivated the adoption of the first migration strategy in 2019, which focused almost entirely on ways to prevent population outflow. A little later adopted Economic Migration Strategy of the Republic of Serbia for the period 2021-2027 softened the tone of the first version of the document, but the measures adopted due to concerns about the so-called “brain drain” phenomenon sought to encourage the return of highly educated individuals to Serbia.

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