22 minutes agoThree steps left to finalise visa liberalisation
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Yesterday member states of the European Union, including those that continue not to recognise Kosovo, have unanimously voted in favour of lifting the Kosovo visa regime. This vote also marks one of the most important moments of the visa liberalisation process. On the road ahead to finalizing this [...]
On the road towards finalisation of this process, there are three steps that are procedural, since there are already political differences between member states in the process.
Following yesterday's vote, the next step is for representatives of three EU institutions, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission to sign the legal act.
The moment this step is completed, then the publication procedure remains in the official newspaper along with the date of the law's entry, and the third or last step is the entry of visa liberalisation into force.
This will happen no further than January 1st, 2024, until when will Kosovars be able to move freely to the Schengen Zone depends on the system E TIAS, for which efforts are being made to function.
Three more steps... Pic.twitter. com/5av57 YjLQG
) Radio Free Europe (@European) March 9, 2023
