DEMIFER - Demographic and Migratory Flows Affecting European Regions and Cities

Thematic scope
Overall predictions indicate labour shortages in the EU after 2010. The Commission Staff Working Document on Europe’s demographic future points out that from around 2017 on the shrinking population in working age will lead to stagnation and, subsequently, reduction of total employment. Against this backdrop, the EU Commission acknowledges the necessity of immigration from outside the EU to meet the requirements of the European labour market. The Fourth Cohesion Report indicates that already today, population growth depends on immigration. In the above mentioned staff working document, the Commission identified a need of further analysis for the effects of migration on Europe’s demographic future.
In response to above mentioned key policy documents the project deals with the effects of demographic and migratory flows on European regions and cities and examines the implications for regional competitiveness and European cohesion.

Please read more about the main research areas and main results envisaged on the next page.

Lead Partner
Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI), The Netherlands.
Detailed information on the contracted project team can be found under Transnational Project Groups.

Sounding Board
Nadine Cattan, France
Mats Johansson, Sweden

Budget: € 781 600,00

Project’s lifetime: September 2008 –September 2010

Delivery of Reports
Inception Report: 11 November 2008
Interim Report: 30 April 2009
Draft Final Report: 30 April 2010
Final Report: 30 September 2010

Publishing
Reports will be published once they are approved by the ESPON Monitoring Committee

More information
Please contact the Project Expert at the ESPON Coordination Unit:
Sandra DI BIAGGIO, e-mail: sandra.di.biaggio@espon.eu