The migration of the population of Moldova has now a different character. The persons who have rather high salaries, but who are dissatisfied with the socioeconomic instability also leave the county, the head of the Demographic Research Center Olga Gagauz stated for the editorial staff of Deutsche Welle in the Romanian language. According to her, Moldova already lost a very great demographic potential, IPN reports.

“More than 600,000 people settled abroad on a permanent basis. Labor migration turned into definitive migration. These persons probably will no longer return home. Many families reunited already and the children integrated into education institutions there,” stated Olga Gagauz.

According to her, it is a great demographic loss and this will contribute to deeper demographic decline and to the diminution and aging of the population. From socioeconomic viewpoint, the fact that Moldova loses young skilled people who are able to work is the most serious consequence. These people will contribute to growing the European economies, not Moldova’s economy.

Ten years ago the Moldovans also encountered difficulties in leaving and finding a job in Europe. Now the situation is even worse owing to the migrant crisis that affected the whole European Union.

Stela Ciobanu has been in Germany for six months and has been trying to find a job in the period. But it was rather hard for her owing to the linguistic barrier and to the wave of migrants from Asia. “Germany didn’t welcome me, including because of the current flow of refugees that is very great. I admit that it is hard because I don’t know German, even if I speak another six foreign languages. In Germany, finding a job without knowing German is very hard,” she stated.

Sociologist and director general of the Marketing and Polling Institute IMAS-INC Chisinau Doru Petruti believes that the speed at which reforms are done is beyond the people’s expectations. “Regaining confidence in a system that can function in the interests of the people is a correct thing, but this is a long-lasting process,” he stated.

According to him, the inability of the political leaders to do reforms and bring about the change desired by the people will deepen migration, while the problems related to corruption, poverty and dysfunctionality in the legal system will make the people leave home.