The EU refugee crisis as a factor of destructive influence on the policy of multiculturalism

Abstract

The article examines the problem of the refugee crisis as a factor of destructive influence on the policy of multiculturalism. The causes of the refugee crisis and its features are revealed. The reasons for the departure of migrants from their countries of origin are identified, the key ones being military operations, economic and social. The grounds for the emergence of the refugee crisis in the European Union have been established.The legal status of refugees and the regulatory framework for their integration into European Society are studied. The main documents regulating this process are defined. The main signs of assimilation and multiculturalism policies are revealed. Based on this, the policy of integration of migrants into EU society, its advantages and disadvantages are analyzed.The results of modernization of the multiculturalism policy are described on the example of Germany. Special attention is paid to the existing problems that have developed since the beginning of the crisis, based on the key miscalculations of this policy. The challenges that have arisen in European Society during this time are identified.The assessment of the degree of integration of migrants into the EU society, the state of ensuring their rights and freedoms is given. The article analyzes the obstacles to the social integration of refugees into European society, their education and employment. The nature of conflict-causing factors of coexistence of the local population and refugees, as well as side threats that waves of migrants carry with them, is revealed.Recommendations are proposed for further modernization of the policy of integration of refugees into EU society. The main measures to implement this policy have been identified. In particular, the creation of a flexible system of social integration of migrants, which would provide for the implementation of measures for social assimilation, while preserving the basic principles of multiculturalism and freedom of religion.