Open Society Institute – Sofia, 2011
The present report provides a review of avail¬able information on the basic characteristics of Bulgarian labour migration, as they evolved over the last few years, in an attempt to establish how and to what extent labour migration is influenced by the transitional arrangements restricting access to the labour market of certain EU Member States.

The present report provides a review of avail¬able information on the basic characteristics of Bulgarian labour migration, as they evolved over the last few years, in an attempt to establish how and to what extent labour migration is influenced by the transitional arrangements restricting access to the labour market of certain EU Member States.
In the last 10–15 years, Spain, Germany, Italy, Greece and the United Kingdom clearly stand out as the main recipient countries for Bulgarian emigrants in the European Union.
The appeal of emigration is gradually declining, as unemployment rate in Bulgaria is now comparable to Western European levels, while differences in income have decreased.