Austerity,
slow
growth,
rising
unemployment
have
had
worrying
effects
on
the
countries
of
the
European
Union
in
the
aftermath
of
the
Euro
crisis.
Fears
of
the
Eurozone’s
demise,
although
somewhat
abated
for
the
moment,
continue
to
bring
political
and
economic
uncertainty
to
citizens
and
governments
across
the
continent.
One
relatively
unexplored
consequence
of
the
Euro
crisis
and
the
uncertainty
it
has
engendered
has
been
the
new
changes
in
mobility
and
citizenship
acquisition
trends
within
the
EU.
During
periods
of
economic
crisis,
immigrants
often
find
themselves
pushed
across
borders
by
slow
growth
and
high
unemployment
at
home
in
search
of
better
economic
opportunities
that
pull
them
abroad.
During
the
Euro
crisis,
while
governments
have
been
restricting
flows
of
third-‐country
nationals
within
Europe
in
general,
many
Europeans
have
taken
advantage
mobility
rights
within
the
Schengen
area
and
have
gone
in
search
of
better
opportunities
elsewhere
in
the
EU.
For
many,
the
economic
benefits
of
mobility
are
alluring.
However,
new
evidence
suggests
that
the
Euro
crisis
is
increasing
the
economic
benefits
of
citizenship
acquisition
as
well,
prompting
new
trends
in
naturalization
across
a
growing
number
of
countries.
How
has
the
crisis
affected
immigration
and
naturalization
trends
across
Europe
in
its
aftermath
