Refugee crisis in Europe

Izbjeglice su osobe koje iz svoje države bježe od oružanog sukoba ili progona, a nalaze se u situaciji opasnoj po život zbog čega u potrazi za sigurnošću odlaze u druge države. Migranti su osobe koje u druge države ne odlaze zbog izravne prijetnje progona ili smrti, već to čine uglavnom iz ekonomskih razloga, boljeg posla, obrazovanja i slično. Migracija kao takva je konstanta u živih bića, prisutna od samih početaka, a bez obzira na uzroke migracije, predstavlja instinkt za preživljavanjem. Europa se 2015. godine suočila sa izbjegličkom krizom koja je osim milijuna izbjeglica, sa sobom donijela i brojne gospodarske, političke te socijalne probleme, stavljajući svoje građane na test humanosti, otvorenosti i tolerancije. Hrvatska se kao vanjska granica Šengenskog prostora i jedna od ruta migranata i sama suočila sa problemom zbrinjavanja izbjeglica, iako su oni na Hrvatsku gledali kao na zemlju prolaska, ali ne i ostanka. Pitanje i problemi oko izbjeglica/migranata su i danas prisutni u pojedinim zemljama koje su postale žarišta, a aktualno je i pitanje pushback metode rješavanja problema prihvata izbjeglica i migranata. Brojne nevladine i organizacije civilnog društva uključile su se u rad sa izbjeglicama i migrantima, a važnim se pokazala multikulturalnost i socijalni radnici kao promotori ravnopravnosti etničkih manjina. Socijalni radnici su ti koji moraju razumjeti kulturu manjine bez predrasuda, te ih uključiti u domicilno društvo, osvijestiti zajednicu i na taj način postaviti temelj za socijalnu integraciju izbjeglica- pripadnika drugačijih kulturalnih skupina.Refugees are people who flee their country from armed conflict or persecution, and find themselves in a life-threatening situation, which is why they go to other countries in search of security. Migrants are people who do not go to other countries due to the direct threat of persecution or death, but do so mainly for economic reasons, better jobs, education and the like. Migration as such is a constant in living beings, present from the very beginning, and regardless of the causes of migration, it represents an instinct for survival. In 2015, Europe faced a refugee crisis that, in addition to millions of refugees, brought with it a number of economic, political and social problems, putting its citizens to the test of humanity, openness and tolerance. As the external border of the Schengen area and one of the routes of migrants, Croatia itself faced the problem of taking care of refugees, although they saw Croatia as a country of passage, but not of staying. The issue and problems around refugees / migrants are still present in some countries that have become hotspots, and the issue of the pushback method of solving the problem of accepting refugees and migrants is also topical. Numerous NGOs and civil society organizations have become involved in working with refugees and migrants, and multiculturalism and social workers have proved important as promoters of ethnic minority equality. It is the social workers who must understand the culture of the minority without prejudice, and include them in the domicile society, raise awareness of the community and thus lay the foundation for the social integration of refugees belonging to different cultural groups