02180nas a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041245010300055210006900158300001200227490000700239520148700246653001201733653003001745653002801775653002001803653002201823100002201845856011901867       2022                        eng d  a2300-168200aBelarus in the Eurasian Migration System: The Challenges of the Last Decade and Their Consequences0 aBelarus in the Eurasian Migration System The Challenges of the L  a125-1440 v113 a<p>This article presents the main recent developments in migration trends to and from Belarus. It studies these trends via the migration systems theory lenses, according to which Belarus belongs to the Eurasian migration system. The most significant migration flows are directed towards Russia, due to the existence of the Union State. However, over the last decade, Belarusian statistics have shown a gradual transformation in the direction of these migration flows. After the recession in Russia in 2015, the number of emigrants from Belarus to EU countries increased. The most significant changes have occurred in the migration dynamics between Belarus and Poland and Lithuania. The existence of the Pole&rsquo;s Card makes it more difficult to measure the number of Belarusian immigrants in Poland, therefore, I provide a comparative analysis of Belarusian and Polish statistics in order to show a more realistic picture of the number and structure of Belarusian emigrants and the problem of underestimation in the sending country. Particular attention is paid to the consequences of the political situation in Belarus after 2020; this has become an additional push factor for emigrants and may also lead to a further reduction of Belarusian migratory links within the Eurasian migration system. Thus, the statistics for 2021 show a significant increase in the number of Belarusian emigrants to the EU, while emigration to Russia has remained at the same level.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>10aBelarus10aEurasian migration system10ainternational migration10amigration flows10aquantitative data1 aPetrakova, Yuliya  uhttp://www.ceemr.uw.edu.pl/content/belarus-eurasian-migration-system-challenges-last-decade-and-their-consequences