TL;DR: Declining birth rates and increasing migration flows pose significant challenges for developed and developing countries alike, including Cyprus. The percentage of foreigners in Cyprus’s population and workforce has exceeded 20%, and the trend is upward. Reversing low birth rates is difficult, so developing an appropriate migration policy is crucial for future development. It is necessary to control asylum seeker flows while respecting human rights, establish proper structures, and expedite application procedures. Overcoming national and local reactions and promoting a comprehensive EU strategy for asylum seekers’ distribution are important. To address labor force shortages, Cyprus needs a flexible immigration policy to attract long-term workers, covering both low-skilled and highly specialized occupations. Failing to do so will lead to intensified labor shortages, wage pressures, threats to the pension system, and constraints on future growth and prosperity. A multidimensional policy is needed, including a scoring system for workforce needs and promoting social integration of immigrants through housing, education, social security, healthcare, language skills, and training.
Why support young locals build a household and a family when you can just focus on making more luxury apartments for the Russian elites?
“reversing low birth rates is difficult” Literally it is NOT. Want lower rents for young families? Ban fuckin Airbnb. Want people making kids? Give them benefits instead of large corporations.
Για να κάνει κάποιος παιδιά πρέπει να γαμηθεί και οικονομικά και κυριολεκτικά
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TL;DR: Declining birth rates and increasing migration flows pose significant challenges for developed and developing countries alike, including Cyprus. The percentage of foreigners in Cyprus’s population and workforce has exceeded 20%, and the trend is upward. Reversing low birth rates is difficult, so developing an appropriate migration policy is crucial for future development. It is necessary to control asylum seeker flows while respecting human rights, establish proper structures, and expedite application procedures. Overcoming national and local reactions and promoting a comprehensive EU strategy for asylum seekers’ distribution are important. To address labor force shortages, Cyprus needs a flexible immigration policy to attract long-term workers, covering both low-skilled and highly specialized occupations. Failing to do so will lead to intensified labor shortages, wage pressures, threats to the pension system, and constraints on future growth and prosperity. A multidimensional policy is needed, including a scoring system for workforce needs and promoting social integration of immigrants through housing, education, social security, healthcare, language skills, and training.
Why support young locals build a household and a family when you can just focus on making more luxury apartments for the Russian elites?
“reversing low birth rates is difficult” Literally it is NOT. Want lower rents for young families? Ban fuckin Airbnb. Want people making kids? Give them benefits instead of large corporations.
Για να κάνει κάποιος παιδιά πρέπει να γαμηθεί και οικονομικά και κυριολεκτικά