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    Migration trends in an enlarged Europe. European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.
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    Luxembourg : Publications Office, 2004.
    Summary
    Migration has become a significant economic and social policy issue in the European Union. This report provides a timely contribution to the debate on migration and mobility by presenting new data on the potential extent and shape of future migration from the acceding and candidate countries towards the EU. It is based on data from European Commission Eurobarometer surveys, taking into account the views and experiences of citizens of both the acceding and candidate countries as well as current Member States of the EU. It analyses people’s declared motives for migrating and looks at the influence of economic factors such as low income and poverty. It sketches the profile of the typical migrant and highlights the increasing feminisation of migration as a new phenomenon. The report concludes that while the volume of migrants towards the European Union is likely to be much lower than expected, the risk of a potential ‘youth and brain drain’ westwards is a genuine concern for the ‘new’ Member States.
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    Health and care in an enlarged Europe. European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.
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    Luxembourg : Publications Office, 2004.
    Summary
    For Europeans, the entitlement to good health care is a basic human right, as enshrined in Article 33 of the European Union's Charter of Fundamental Rights: ‘everyone has the right of access to preventive health care and the right to benefit from medical treatment’. The major long-term social policy objectives aim to ensure general accessibility, good quality care for all and the financial viability of health care services. This report takes a comparative look at health and health care in the acceding and candidate countries and the EU Member States. Based on data from the European Commission’s Eurobarometer surveys, it explores the impact enlargement will have on the realisation of these goals. It looks at how Europeans perceive their own health, whether they lead healthy or unhealthy lifestyles, how easily they can access their national health care system and how satisfied they are with the services. Finally, it examines the provision of care for older people, and points to the strength of family support in many countries for providing care within the family.
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