The article analyses the scale and geographical complexity of migration between East and West in Europe, and explores why it has recently risen so high on the political agenda. It reviews briefly the political context that has guided migration in eastern Europe during the twentieth century, and the thinking behind the current ‘Fortress’ concept in the European Community now shaping its migration regime. The changing patterns of migration in eastern Europe and the former USSR, including the roles of ethnicity and the economy in stimulating movement, are then discussed. Finally, the article reviews attempts to predict the scale of economic migration from the former USSR, concluding that levels of movement are likely to be less than has been suggested.
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