3 minutes ago11 years after Independence, 20 % of the population has fled Kosovo
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Since Kosovo has been declared a state and has so far released 20% of its population. In the last five years 135 thousand citizens have left the country illegally, and only 400,000 have been returned. The main reasons are estimated to be a lack of perspective, poverty, and poor governance, [...]
According to the European Statistics Office (EUROSTAT), in 2008-2018 total 203,330 citizens have fled Kosovo and have applied for asylum in the European Union. Also during this time, 141.330 Kosovo citizens were illegally found present in the EU.
Therefore, since Kosovo's proclamation as a state of nearly 20% or 1/5 of the population has fled Kosovo, the voice” writes away.
Meanwhile, these data has not been added to the number of Kosovo citizens who have migrated to the EU through other legal routes, such as work permits. And in the last five years around 135 thousand citizens from Kosovo have sought asylum in European Union countries and, according to the Department of State, Asia and Migration at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, nearly 400,000 citizens have returned.
