01906nas a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041245008700055210006900142300000900211490000700220520125200227653002301479653002101502653001501523653002401538100001501562700002401577856011101601       2026                        eng d  a2300-168200aLiquid Migration Revisited: Two Decades after the EU Enlargements of 2004 and 20070 aLiquid Migration Revisited Two Decades after the EU Enlargements  a5-240 v153 a<p>The fall of the Iron Curtain in the late 20th century and the EU enlargements in 2004 and 2007 triggered significant migration from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to the &lsquo;old&rsquo; EU member states, giving rise to what many consider to be a distinct form of migration. We coined the concept of &lsquo;liquid migration&rsquo; to describe this new, more temporary, flexible and unpredictable East&ndash;West migration in Europe. Now, two decades after the EU enlargements of 2004, we explore whether circular, temporary and repeated migration patterns are prevalent in intra-EU mobility or if there is a shift towards settlement. As an empirical basis, we use a large collection of migration studies which refer to the concept of liquid migration. We found three different migration patterns. The first is permanent or long-term settlement. The other two are more transient but for different reasons. The second pattern is temporariness by choice: some CEE migrants opt for open-ended, flexible lifestyles and work careers. Other CEE migrants seem to be trapped in liquid migration, the third pattern. Even if they prefer to settle in a destination country, they appear to be unable to acquire the resources necessary for settlement.</p>10aintra-EU migration10aliquid migration10asettlement10atemporary migration1 aSnel, Erik1 aEngbersen, Godfried  uhttps://ceemr.uw.edu.pl/content/liquid-migration-revisited-two-decades-after-eu-enlargements-2004-and-2007