Syrian Refugees In Europe

Abstract

In this article, the author tries to determine the social and economic context of Syrian refugees accommodation in the European Union countries. Based on statistics and social surveys, the author concludes that the inflow of refugees insignificantly impacted the rate of unemployment or the wage level in host countries. At the same time, most Syrian refugees are young males who compete for jobs with workers of the same age and education, as a rule. In this case, the influence of Syrians on the employment of low-qualified young people in some economic sectors is significant. Let us remember that the situation in Syria has changed a lot for the last year. Significant forces of Islamists were defeated by the government army in the Syrian desert and pro-USA forces have finished the destruction of the IS together with its numerous supporters and the Syrian infrastructure on the right bank of the Euphrates. However, the situation is still turbulent. The “sleeping cells” of the terrorists disturb both government and Kurdish force, but there is nobody in this land anymore who would enforce Islamic laws, cut heads for rock-music, fight every day or kill the entire nations. Against this background, the number of refugees returning to Syria from adjacent countries is growing. more than a thousand refugees have returned to Syria in 24 hours. It is not surprising that knowing this the German Federal Ministry of Interior began wandering if Syria is really dangerous for those who seek asylum in Europe.