News archive - Visa-Free Travel for Albanian and Bosnian Citizens Coming Up
The European Parliament's (EP) foreign affairs committee adopted a draft report Monday (September 6th) that recommends lifting the EU visa regime for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The European Parliament rapporteur on visa liberalisation for the WBC, Tanja Fajon, said that EU visa requirements forthe two countries, whch have met the technical requirements, could be scrapped by the end of the year.
Fajon says she expects the EP to vote on the issue later this month or in early October. The EP Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a draft report Monday that recommends lifting the EU visa regime for Albania and BiH. The document passed by a vote of 41 to 2, with three abstentions. The draft report moves next to the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs for approval. After that, the EP is expected to vote in late September or October on a draft report covering the progress made by the two countries in the process.
Sources: www.setimes.com, as acxessed on September 9, 2010.
- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entry created by Katarina Rohsmann on September 9, 2010
Modified on September 9, 2010
