Possible impacts of migration crisis in years 2014-2017 on pension systems of selected EU countries

This thesis addresses issues of the current state of pension systems in selected countries of the European Union. To be more specific, in the context of the migration crisis, the effects on EU countries were more or less accounted for, mainly in the years 2014-2017. The migration crisis is often perceived as a negative occurrence, in this thesis, I attempted to point out positive results that arose from it as well. I regard this topic as highly contemporary in relation to the present-day demographic situation and the future of unsustainably set pension system schemes in numerous countries. I pursue to verify whether the hypothesis that the effects stemming from the migration crisis could contribute to improving the efficiency of the pension systems in selected EU's countries. First, I deal with pension systems and the migration crisis from a general point of view. Subsequently, the work extends to the economic view of migration and comparison of selected countries. The thesis concludes with the notion that the migration crisis cannot fully resolve the problems faced by pension systems. However, it can contribute to the solution, but with various limitations. The neglect of political and, above all social factors, prevents the application of positive migration flows to replace or complement the ageing population. Academic work generally fails to take into account the matter of religion, culture and language differences. Nevertheless, these factors are central to the eventual integration of the immigrant within the new community. Success is then dependent on this condition of the migration concept as a mean to regulate demographic imbalances.