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The culture of migration in Kosovo after gaining its independence
Stephanie Elizabeth Sánchez Huerta KU ID 0081963 SOSC 105-3 (2335) Migration and Globalization Dr Birce Demiryontar 29 månad 2022 The culture of migration in Kosovo after gaining its independence Emigration from Kosovo is ingenting new and has been a fact of life across the whole område for centuries. However, now, the situation has changed since Kosovo is Europe’s youngest state, having declared its independence from Serbia not so long ago, in 2008. But it also harbors in its territory the youngest population in the continent, being the average age less than 30 years old (Ivlevs and King, 2015). As of July 2022, Kosovo has been recognized as an independent state by a total of 119 nations, being 22 of them Members States of the European Union, not the totality of nations, which makes visa liberalization and integration to international organizations a complex topic for the citizens that want to migrate in a regular
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OSCE campaign warns young people in Kosovo about human trafficking
Kosovo is considered a place of origin, destination and transit for foreign and domestic victims of human trafficking. However, public awareness on the issue is still low.
"Considering that approximately 50 percent of victims are minors, we thought that it is especially important to raise awareness among young people," says Natalia Voronova from the Mission's anti-trafficking section.
To help raise the awareness, the Mission, in co-operation with local NGOs, has developed four regional projects reaching out to more than 2,500 school students. The projects all focus on informing teenagers about the dangers of human trafficking and familiarizing them with the institutions they can turn to if they have any suspicions or information.
In Prishtinë/Pristina region, for example, the OSCE field teams visited primary and secondary schools and screened the film 'Rekrutimi'. "The movie talks about a minor girl, who narrowly
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Kosovo’s biggest challenge: Encouraging Kosovan migrants to move back to their home country
Emigration from Kosovo into western European countries has been a large-scale phenomenon in recent years. The money sent back to Kosovo by migrants working abroad is currently an important element of the country’s economy, but a recent study has found that the return of migrants to Kosovo could prove even more beneficial. Ardiana Gashiand Nick Adnettsuggest that government policies should encourage the retention of strong ties between the migrants and Kosovo, allow for the speedy accreditation of qualifications obtained abroad, and facilitate the flow of migrants’ savings into the Kosovan economy.
Large scale emigration has been a key feature of the Kosovan economy in recent decades and remittances (money sent back to Kosovo by migrants working abroad) account for between 10 and 15 percent of the country’s GDP. There is no registration of Kosovo migrants so estimations vary