Greek Immigration Swot Analysis
Over the past 15 years, Greece has become a receiver of migrants and a permanent immigrant destination. Most of these new immigrants come from Central and Eastern Europe.
Pull Factors:
- After the collapse of the military dictatorship in 1974, some of the Greek refugees began to resettle in Greece. This wave of immigrants reached its peak towards the end of the 1980s.
- Economic migrants from Eastern European countries like Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Poland, flooded into Greece. Many came to escape turmoil and conflict in their homeland or for the economic opportunities open to them in Greece.
- The younger migrant population's inability to find jobs in their home country, combined with Greece's need for cheap labor
Pull Factors:
- After the collapse of the military dictatorship in 1974, some of the Greek refugees began to resettle in Greece. This wave of immigrants reached its peak towards the end of the 1980s.
- Economic migrants from Eastern European countries like Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Poland, flooded into Greece. Many came to escape turmoil and conflict in their homeland or for the economic opportunities open to them in Greece.
- The younger migrant population's inability to find jobs in their home country, combined with Greece's need for cheap labor