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Sign of the urgency and magnitude of the problem, migration crisis, particularly in its economic and social aspects, has occupied much discussion in Davos Wednesday, January 20, opening day of the World Economic Forum work.
The general director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde , presented a report on the economic dimension of the integration of refugees in Europe, developed, she said, at the request of finance ministers of the European Union (EU), eager to draw on the expertise of the Fund. Formally qualified “discussion paper” , the study, which is based largely on an analysis of past experiences of integration of refugees in Europe, underlines the key role played by their integration . the labor market
As the OECD, IMF researchers note that this integration through work, whether it’s fast, has a positive economic impact on the growth of the host country GDP – M me Lagarde spoke of a rise of 0.5% for Germany in a “optimistic scenario” – and can relieve public finances by offsetting part of the budgetary cost the massive reception of asylum seekers. It can also “counter some negative effects of an aging population” European budgets. Note the Fund recommends facilitation measures for refugee access to the labor market, including through subsidies to employers. It is also in favor of financial allocations for Jordan and Lebanon, which currently house the largest number of refugees, with Turkey
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Cry of the heart of the German President
In addition to the economic aspects, the cry of the heart came from German President Joachim Gauck, who devoted all his address to the Forum, in plenary, the issue of asylum seekers, which his country welcomed one million in 2015. There was much talk of “limitation” of that number.
“This is tragic, exclaimed the president, but we can not accommodate everyone. “
” The solidarity and generosity “shown by the Germans in 2015 ” can not be eternal “ is -t he said; they depend on “the proper functioning of the economy, structural capacity of welcome and the desire to integrate refugees” .
M. Gauck has made no secret that “thought process” launched into German society by aggression in Cologne and women in several cities around the New Year made it more urgent to reduce the number of refugees, came largely from the Muslim world, that his country can host.
It has also been much discussion of the social impact of integration in a public debate organized in a packed auditorium of the Davos high school , which have participated the German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel and Swedish Prime Minister, Stefan Löfven, both Social Democrats and leaders of two countries on the front line on the migration crisis. Gabriel called in the “realism”
“The realism is to confront the challenges facing us . We need a real discussion, recognize the problems this poses us and find solutions. “
Mr Gabriel, the concrete questions raised this massive home are ” clear as spring water “ and ” the problem Not that we did not know the answers, “ ” The problem he says, is the political will. “
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