Characteristics of Serbian-Hungarian International Migration Before Schengen

Kincses, Áron and Takács, Zoltán (2012) Characteristics of Serbian-Hungarian International Migration Before Schengen. Hungarian Statistical Review, 90 (SN15). pp. 96-108. ISSN 0039-0690

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Abstract

It is important to know what kind of features and spatial impacts characterise the international migration between Serbia and Hungary for two reasons. On the one hand, there has been significant population movement between these two countries since the Yugoslav wars, and from 19 December 2009 citizens of Serbia can travel to the Schengen area without a visa. On the other hand, one of the most considerable groups of foreign citizens in Hungary is the Serbs. In the study the authors examine the migration process from Serbia to Hungary. The analysis shows that there are two separate and considerable geographical motives, which mostly determine the spatial distribution of the location of foreigners in Hungary, namely, the effects of centres and borders. The first one means both a dynamic centre of immigration to Hungary and of emigration from Serbia. The second is proximity to the border, which is not a barrier but rather a contact zone. The authors describe migration between these two countries before Serbia joined the Schengen zone and analyse the period between 2001 and 2008 with the aim to show the effect Serbian citizens’ emigration has on the Serbian and Hungarian societies and economies, as well as the role of Vojvodina as a region.

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