Post by Editor on Jul 5, 2013 6:21:30 GMT
How 1.5MILLION Romanians have left their homeland in a decade as immigrants head west in droves
Population of Romania has fallen to 20 million in the last 10 years
2011 census showed a drop of 1.55million since the census in 2001
Romania joined the EU in 2007, allowing increased migration
This combined with the falling birth rate has caused the drop
By JAYMI MCCANN and STEVE DOUGHTY
PUBLISHED: 16:53, 4 July 2013 | UPDATED: 02:01, 5 July 2013
The population of Romania has shrunk by nearly eight per cent in a decade, largely thanks to emigration.
Figures from the country’s latest census showed yesterday that numbers have fallen by 1.5million over the last ten years.
The key reason is that many younger Romanians have departed to work in countries including Spain and Italy, leaving behind an ageing population and falling birthrates.
Romania's population is falling as a result of migration and a low birth rate. Last month several Romanian squatters were found to be living in a 'shanty town' illegally in north London
The census figures were published in advance of the new wave of emigration expected at the end of the year. In January Britain will open its labour market to citizens of Romania and Bulgaria.
More...
Jet set John Bercow: How the Speaker's 20-stop global tour helped rack up £100,000 in travel expenses in three years (including an £84 bill for a limo to drive just ONE MILE)
Romanian doctor suspended after discharging patient with broken neck and sending woman home with ectopic pregnancy
More than 100,000 Romanians and Bulgarians have already come to live in this country, but under EU freedom of labour rules their citizens will be able to take British jobs without restrictions from January.
The figures released in Bucharest yesterday showed that the Romanian population was just over 20million in 2011. This was 1.55 million fewer than in the 2001 census.
Dozens of Romanian immigrants were evicted from their camp on the former site of Hendon Football Club
Some 68 mainly Romanian squatters were living in the huts made of plastic and waste wood amid filth
The population of Romania has fallen by 1.55million in just ten years according to the 2011 census
In 1989, when Romania emerged from the Ceausescu communist dictatorship, the population was 23million.
David Cameron has come under pressure to maintain restrictions next year in spite of EU rules.
Ministers are deeply aware of powerful indications that Britain faces a large new influx of migrants.
Romania and Bulgaria are both deeply mired in poverty compared to most EU countries.
A BBC Newsnight poll indicated in April that 8.2 per cent of Romanians and 13.6 per cent of Bulgarians are ready to consider travelling to Britain as a migration destination this year or next.
Britain is a much more likely destination country than Italy or Spain, which are both suffering very high unemployment as their governments enforce austerity to deal with the euro crisis.
Last month Police and immigration officials moved in to clear a ‘shanty town’ built by Romanian migrants in a leafy London suburb.
A total of 68 mainly Romanian squatters were found living in huts built from waste wood and plastic amid the filth of a tip at the former Hendon FC ground.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2356171/How-1-5MILLION-Romanians-left-homeland-decade-immigrants-head-west-droves.html#ixzz2Y9KDM4B6
Follow us: @mailonline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Population of Romania has fallen to 20 million in the last 10 years
2011 census showed a drop of 1.55million since the census in 2001
Romania joined the EU in 2007, allowing increased migration
This combined with the falling birth rate has caused the drop
By JAYMI MCCANN and STEVE DOUGHTY
PUBLISHED: 16:53, 4 July 2013 | UPDATED: 02:01, 5 July 2013
The population of Romania has shrunk by nearly eight per cent in a decade, largely thanks to emigration.
Figures from the country’s latest census showed yesterday that numbers have fallen by 1.5million over the last ten years.
The key reason is that many younger Romanians have departed to work in countries including Spain and Italy, leaving behind an ageing population and falling birthrates.
Romania's population is falling as a result of migration and a low birth rate. Last month several Romanian squatters were found to be living in a 'shanty town' illegally in north London
The census figures were published in advance of the new wave of emigration expected at the end of the year. In January Britain will open its labour market to citizens of Romania and Bulgaria.
More...
Jet set John Bercow: How the Speaker's 20-stop global tour helped rack up £100,000 in travel expenses in three years (including an £84 bill for a limo to drive just ONE MILE)
Romanian doctor suspended after discharging patient with broken neck and sending woman home with ectopic pregnancy
More than 100,000 Romanians and Bulgarians have already come to live in this country, but under EU freedom of labour rules their citizens will be able to take British jobs without restrictions from January.
The figures released in Bucharest yesterday showed that the Romanian population was just over 20million in 2011. This was 1.55 million fewer than in the 2001 census.
Dozens of Romanian immigrants were evicted from their camp on the former site of Hendon Football Club
Some 68 mainly Romanian squatters were living in the huts made of plastic and waste wood amid filth
The population of Romania has fallen by 1.55million in just ten years according to the 2011 census
In 1989, when Romania emerged from the Ceausescu communist dictatorship, the population was 23million.
David Cameron has come under pressure to maintain restrictions next year in spite of EU rules.
Ministers are deeply aware of powerful indications that Britain faces a large new influx of migrants.
Romania and Bulgaria are both deeply mired in poverty compared to most EU countries.
A BBC Newsnight poll indicated in April that 8.2 per cent of Romanians and 13.6 per cent of Bulgarians are ready to consider travelling to Britain as a migration destination this year or next.
Britain is a much more likely destination country than Italy or Spain, which are both suffering very high unemployment as their governments enforce austerity to deal with the euro crisis.
Last month Police and immigration officials moved in to clear a ‘shanty town’ built by Romanian migrants in a leafy London suburb.
A total of 68 mainly Romanian squatters were found living in huts built from waste wood and plastic amid the filth of a tip at the former Hendon FC ground.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2356171/How-1-5MILLION-Romanians-left-homeland-decade-immigrants-head-west-droves.html#ixzz2Y9KDM4B6
Follow us: @mailonline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
