20 minutes agoThe latest news from the EU: No visa
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Not only did it not give Kosovo the green light for liberalisation, but the EU has urged states to step up measures to stop migration. The European Union has urged Western Balkan countries and Eastern Partnership countries, who enjoy visa liberalisation in the Schengen area, to take further measures for it [...]
The European Union has urged Western Balkan countries and those of the eastern partnership, who enjoy visa liberalisation in the Schengen area, to take further measures to address irregular migration.
Meanwhile, some EU member states are reluctant to give Pristina some benefit before the European Parliament elections to be held in May 2019, EU officials and diplomats have told Radio Free Europe, on condition of anonymity. The EU urged Georgia to do more to prevent baseless asylum applications, as well as Ukraine, from stepping up the fight against corruption.
Also, EU officials have said irregular migration from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina remains high.
Western Balkan countries received visa liberalisation in 2009-10, followed by Moldova in 2014 and Georgia and Ukraine in 2017.
Kosovo citizens still have no visa-free regime, despite a positive report from the European Commission earlier this year.
