THE PROBLEM OF MIGRATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION
This article is devoted to the consideration of a number of reasons that, as a result, can become the root cause of depopulation in the European region. The described reasons for the current situation and prospects for development in one direction or another were partially identified by the authors using the analysis of statistical data, clearly demonstrating the full picture of the demographic crisis in the so-called Old World. In the course of working on this research article the authors shifted the focus to countries that are members of the European Free Trade Association, other political and economic associations. To guarantee the reliability of the statistical information of the article, the authors used data previously published on the website of "Eurostat", and analyzed according to the following indicators: birth rate, fertility rate, immigration, emigration, labor migrants, illegal migration, and so on. The analysis of the statistical data of the above-mentioned "Eurostat" service showed the authors a clear picture and confirmed their hypotheses that, with the rare exception of a minimal population increase, all countries of the European continent are in the zone of serious irreversible migration processes and the loss of a large proportion of the population of the able-bodied indigenous population, which can help them at any time to restore the economy after such global shocks as the world economic default of 2008 and the migration crisis of 2012. Moreover, based on the results of the work done, analysis and systematization of the entire volume of information received, we can draw an intermediate conclusion that absolutely all the processes taking place in the modern European community and the economic structure of regional political associations are only a consequence of the protracted economic crisis and the peculiarities of the migration and family policy of European countries.