Immigration and integration

1. Immigration and
Integration

2. 1. Laws and regulations regarding
immigration and integration in
Slovakia

3. • the aims of migration policy in Slovakia:
protection of national interests
creating conditions for human, material and
financial resources
active participation in law-making process
harmonization of the laws
development of the institutional framework

4. Principles that must be respected
• 1. the principle of sovereignty
• 2. the principle of regularities
• 3. the principle of legal migration regulation

5. • 4. the principle of
non-discrimination
• 5. the principle of
flexibility

6. 2. The trends of immigration and
integration over the years.
The positive tendencies.

7. • wars and disturbances the influx of
immigrants to our territory

8. • migration of Germans, Italians, French and
Czechs in the 13th century law and
underground mining

9. • 15th and 16th centuries Romanians,
Ukrainians and Serbs
• process wool, boiled sheep whey and
„bryndza“

10. • Italians and Spaniards weather sayings
and taught people how to cultivate the land
in a more profitable way

11. • World War I and Word War II
emigration to the USA

12. • the 50s of the 20th century – Iron Curtain
Europe divided into the western and
eastern parts

13. • Iron Curtain Fall (1989) and founding of the
Slovak republic (1993) the arrival of
foreigners

14. • 1996 – IOM was founded helps
immigrants with incorporation

15. Migration to Slovakia
• Schengen area – growth of the legal immigration

16. • since 2004 a number of foreigners living in
our country has tripled

17. • foreigners represent 1,3% of the population
= 70 000, most of them are from the EU

18. • bigger cultural and religious diversity but
also prejudice

19. 3. The biggest ethnic minorities in
Slovakia

20. • total population: 5 431 188 inhabitants
• Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic,
Poland, the Ukraine, Hungary and Austria

21. • the largest ethnic minority: Hungarians
(8.5%)
• Hungarian settlement areas: Komarno and
Dunajska Streda

22. • Hungarian minority is represented by
Hungarian Coalition party and Most-Hid
party

23. Those who have already been given Slovak
citizenship have the right:
to vote

24. the right to be educated in their native
languages

25. • transmission of the elements of the culture
and customs into our society

27. • The people from East Asia:
- a residence permit (5-10 years)
- import and sell their goods
- employ Slovak people

28. • the Slovak
Constitution
regulates the
equality of all
citizens
• the rights of
national
minorities

29. 4. The attitude of the society towards
immigration and integration in
Slovakia
willing to help people in need
 Our expectations: respecting our values and
integration to society.

30. • the integration of Roms

31. • pre-school education and teaching basic
rules of demeanour and decency

32. • international co-operation - Slovakia and
the Czech republic

33. • Hungarian minority
• problem during the elections between Slovak
national party and Hungarian politicians

34. • ordinary people do not have any problems
to live together

35. • positive discrimination Slovakia supports
minorities, e.g. at universities

36. • charities for the current refugees

37. 5. The way immigration and
integration is presented in the media
in Slovakia

38. • objective attitude to all questions
concerning immigration and integration

39. • media of the both wings share the same opinion
quotas are not solution of the problem

40. • impossible to force them stay in our country

41. • dictate of the majority is not the way of
solving problems
• the end of Schengen area?

42. • topical information every day
• problem - „EU borders protection failure“

43. • no commands, compromises are the solution

44. • war - only excuse,
the main reason -
better life
conditions

45. • the solution is to solve the problem in Syria
or African countries

46. • Syrians have no homes – the EU does not
know how to help them

47. • EU meetings – looking for solution

48. 6. Problems that Slovakia might
face/have faced in the past regarding
immigration and integration.

49. • Slovakia does not belong to the favourite
destinations for migrants

50. • 20th century – the arrival of foreigners from
socialistic countries like: Romania and
Bulgaria fully integrated now

51. • fall of the Iron Curtain (1989) reforms and
transformation of our economy

52. • the fastest growing economy in Europe

53. • asylum is given to real refugees, not abusers
migrants choose other countries

54. • co-operation of Slovakia and the Ukraine

55. • refugee camps in Turkey

56. • real victims or messengers of evil ?

57. • Slovakia offers stay to people who really
need our help

58. 7. The effect of the current
immigration crisis on our
country

59. • situation divided
the population of
Slovakia into the
two camps

60. • help to Austria with immigrants
• refugee camp in Gabčíkovo

61. • referendum in Gabčíkovo – 97% are against
the refugee camp
• government did not respect the referendum

62. • UN Secretary-General – Ban Ki-moon
praised Slovakia and appreciated its efforts
in the problem solving

63. • people willing to help immigrants
raising money, donating clothes etc.

64. • immigrants: escape vision of easy life in
Europe harsh reality disappointment

65. • e.g. Slovakia,
Estonia, Portugal
– not target
countries

66. War or economic refugees?

67. Thank you for your
attention!