In the Balkan countries, there are noticeable problems caused on the one hand by emigration and the drop in the number of newborns, and on the other by immigration from Asia, for which these countries are not ready
Without immigration, Serbia and the region Balkans will not be able to solve the demographic crisis. But immigration poses great challenges to that country, the German newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" assesses.
The German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung writes about the difficulties caused in the Balkan countries, on the one hand, by emigration and the drop in the number of newborns, and on the other by immigration from Asia, for which, as assessed in the article, these countries are not ready, reports DW.
The author of that text, journalist Mihael Martens, mentions an anecdote from a conference where the danger of war in Southeast Europe was discussed, and one of the conference participants stated that there is no danger of war, because there is a lack of soldiers in those countries.
The author of the text does not think that the danger of war does not exist and states that even well-armed special units can do a lot of evil, but that is why he points out that these countries still suffer from a lack of soldiers. Serbia is cited as an example:
"Serbia, for example, has been heavily arming itself for several years with missiles, drones and anti-aircraft systems from China and Russia, which should soon be supplemented with French Rafale fighter jets, which is one part of the picture." The second is that Serbia, like other countries in the region, lacks soldiers who know how to operate this expensive technique. Thus, the Serbian army has, it is true, more than 300 tanks, but only one-third of its crews are trained," the German paper claims.
The reason given is that officers prefer to work in the economy, that there are few young people, because the military call is no longer so attractive in society, and that fewer and fewer children are being born. At the same time, as stated, emigration exacerbates the problem, because "the countries of the region are not attractive enough to retain their young population or attract migrants."
"Emigration is still the best option for young people"
The author of the article compares the situation in Serbia with that in Romania or Bulgaria, stating that in those countries it is sometimes possible to slow down emigration from large cities or even to reverse the trend, but notes that these countries are members of the European Union.
"In the six countries of the Western Balkans, which are not yet members of the European Union and do not have equal access to its market, nor its four freedoms, the situation does not look so good," writes Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, stating that for many young people in those countries, emigration still works as the best option.
The decrease in population also affects the behavior of Western investors, the paper notes, explaining that there is not enough labor for large projects in labor-intensive economic sectors.
"One western concern, which wants to build a large factory in a Balkan country, agreed before the start of the work that two thirds of the workers will be imported from the Philippines," the author claims.
Balkan countries are not ready for new settlers
It is said that politicians in the region realized the seriousness of the demographic situation late, so they are now competing to bring in foreign workers.
"In the meantime, Belgrade city traffic employs bus drivers from India or Sri Lanka, because there are no local interested parties." The poorest country in Europe, Kosovo, has flown in workers from Bangladesh for large projects."
This new reality will put societies in the Balkan region in front of difficult challenges, the German newspaper warns, because immigrants from Asia and Africa will give birth to children, buy real estate, nurture their traditions and religions, and change the appearance of cities in the southeast of Europe, which they have not done in that region. used to.
"The conflict potential is obvious. It is true that the Balkans have been multi-ethnic for centuries, but those in power have a hard time accepting that the area is an immigrant region or that it must become one in order to sustain itself economically," concludes Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
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