Tackling Emigration in EU Member States - The Welfare Dimension
extent of intra-EU labour migration clearly has major implications for these countries. Romania stands out here, as about 20% of its working-age population has left the country. Potential negative implications [...] the extended family, are an issue. Politically, the migration particularly of well-trained persons has been argued to play into the hands of illiberal regimes, as those supporting democracy may exit more [...] benefits for certain groups, in order to counteract the development. On a theoretical level, emigration has received scant attention as a variable in theories of EU (dis-) integration and the functioning of