/Issue/visa_liberialisation

2012-04-24Turkey is the only country to hold EU membership talks without the benefit of the Schengen visa liberalisation.

2012-01-21Now that the dialogue is under way, Kosovo faces a road of reforms and challenges.

2011-12-12Kosovo wasn't given a start date to begin negotiations on visa liberalisation, but the EU reaffirmed its commitment to open the issue once all conditions are in place.

2011-12-10December 9th was to be an historic date. Instead, it failed to produce the expected green light from the EU.

2011-12-10Increased immigration has caused some EU member countries to question the viability of a visa-free regime for the Western Balkans.

2011-11-02Despite the launch of biometric passports in Kosovo on Monday, the country has much to do to obtain visa liberalisation with the EU.

2011-07-09Kosovo institutions welcome any agreement that serves the free movement of citizens and exchange of trade and ideas between the people in the Balkans, Kosovo Deputy Foreign Minister Petrit Selimi told SETimes.

2011-05-31BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic attends a briefing Tuesday (May 31st) in Brussels for visa experts from missions of EU mem...

2011-05-27BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The EU will re-introduce visas for Western Balkan countries if the number of rejected asylum applications increases by 50% in th...

2011-05-24PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Minister of European Integration Vlora Citaku said on Monday (May 23rd) that the European Commission (EC) is applying double stan...

2011-05-23Serbia is working to stem the flow of bogus asylum seekers, who threaten Schengen access.

2011-05-22SKOPJE, Macedonia -- About 500 Macedonians were prevented from leaving the country due to lack of sound reasons for their stay in the EU, the Interio...

2011-05-20PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Kosovo authorities requested on Thursday (May 19th) that European Commission representatives be more proactive on the issue of vi...

2011-05-19SKOPJE, Macedonia -- EU Representative to Macedonia Peter Sorensen said on Wednesday (May 18th) that the European Commission's assessment of implemen...

2011-05-12BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Security Minister Sadik Ahmetovic said on Wednesday (May 11th) that his country has nothing to worr...

2011-03-25Turkey is about to initiate a passport-free zone with neighbouring Georgia for the first time in its history.

2011-02-27ANKARA, Turkey -- Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday (February 26th) that Turkey will not sign a readmission agreement approved by EU...

2011-02-24BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The EU's Justice and Home Affairs Council is meeting in Brussels on Thursday (February 24th) to discuss a series of issues, incl...

2011-02-22BELGRADE, Serbia -- European Parliament (EP) member Tanja Fajon has warned that the EU could restore visas for Serbia and other countries from the re...

2011-02-06SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- The Netherlands and France have asked for a monitoring mechanism for the visa-free regime for BiH and Alban...