The article studies the stages of migration expansion from countries of Central and South-Eastern Europe to the West, mainly to the EU-15 countries; the main causes and migration directions from countries of Central and South-Eastern Europe, migrants structure, the impact of financial and economic crisis on
migration outflow of labour force, economic consequences of migration for
countries of Central and South-Eastern Europe.
Keywords
countries of Central and South-Eastern Europe, international labor migration, brain drain, shortage of labour force, money transfers.
