SOME SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF LABOR FORCE MIGRATION IN AN ENLARGED EUROPE

The enlargement of the European Union and the liberalization of labor force movement to Europe increase greatly migration to developed countries. This phenomenon affects the economic growth both on short and long term. The ascendant trend of migration began by the mid-nineties and continued after 2000. The data between 2002 and 2009 indicate a quasi-slow down tendency. This paper intends to estimate some effects of migration flows over both origin and host countries in an enlarged Europe. Capital, financial and labor flows are the main mechanisms of European integration that should be borne in mind with respect to south-eastern enlargement, implicitly the migration from Romania which represents a sensitive subjects added to the aforementioned. The migration and emigration from and to Romania will have effects on the Romanian economy on short and long term.