This paper offers a review and evaluation of the post-WWII Greek experience of international migration. Such a synthetic and comprehensive overview has particular utility given the lack of published research on recent Greek migration trends. The analysis is based partly on available published data, and partly on qualitative appraisal. Three major international migration phases are analysed - emigration, return migration and immigration - and the main socio-economic and cultural effects of these migration trends are discussed. The paper pays particular attention to the recent mass immigration movements, noting their heterogeneity (Albanians, Poles, Egyptians, Filipinos, etc) and describing their impact on the Greek labour market. The article concludes with some comments on the difficulties of formulating a Greek migration policy in the light of the country's location, open borders and internationalized economy.

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