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European emigration is the successive emigration waves from the European continent to other continents. The origins of the various European diasporas [ 1 ] can be traced to the people who left the European nation states or stateless ethnic communities on the European continent.
In the theory of social Desintegration , integration is understood as a successful relationship between freedom and commitment, with three dimensions being considered: the social structural, institutional and personal dimensions. If integration fails and disintegration occurs, this leads to a loss of social cohesion and is ultimately the cause ...
The European social model also enjoyed a low degree of external competition as the Soviet bloc, China and India were still isolated from the rest of the global economy. [9] In recent years, some have questioned whether the European social model is sustainable in the face of low birthrates, globalisation, Europeanisation and an ageing population ...
Rescued male migrants are brought to southern Italian ports, 28 June 2015. Immigration to Europe has a long history, but increased substantially after World War II. Western European countries, especially, saw high growth in immigration post 1945, and many European nations today (particularly those of the EU-15) have sizeable immigrant populations, both of European and non-European origin.
European immigration to the Americas was one of the largest migratory movements in human history. Between the years 1492 and 1930, more than 60 million Europeans immigrated to the American continent. Between 1492 and 1820, approximately 2.6 million Europeans immigrated to the Americas, of whom just under 50% were British, 40% were Spanish or ...
The first European emigrants travelled in the holds of sailing cargo ships. With the advent of the age of steam, an efficient transatlantic passenger transport mechanism was established at the end of the 1860s. It was based on huge ocean liners run by international shipping lines, most prominently Cunard, White Star, and Inman. The speed and ...
European workers, on average, earn 20% to 40% less than their American counterparts for similar jobs. For example, software engineers in the U.S. typically earn around $115,000; in Europe, the ...
Social Security administrations, established by the State in 1945, are managed by the social partners (employers' representatives and trade unions). The resources of Social Security (payroll taxes, i.e. social contributions) and expenses (benefits and allowances) has been determined since 1996 by the laws of social security funding, voted ...