Separatists in Kosovo are not given the promised visa-free regime
The European Union has once again postponed consideration of the issue of a simplified procedure for obtaining visas for citizens of the self-proclaimed “Republic of Kosovo,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
On November 23, a meeting of permanent representatives of EU member states was held in Brussels, at which they were supposed to adopt a document on the start of the visa liberalization process for citizens of the self-proclaimed republic. However, the Czech Republic, which currently holds the EU presidency, decided to postpone consideration of this issue until at least November 30, “due to political events in northern Kosovo.” We are talking about tension around Serbian enclaves and the threat of new clashes.
Previously, at the request of the Spanish authorities, who do not recognize the independence of the “Republic of Kosovo,” the date for agreeing on the start of visa liberalization was postponed so that it would not fall during the kingdom’s presidency of the EU.
Let us remind you that Serbian citizens who have biometric passports received the right to travel to the countries of the European Union and the Schengen area without obtaining a visa back in December 2009. It is interesting that, unlike Ukraine, opinion polls in recent months have recorded a steady decline in the number of supporters of joining the EU in Serbia. And the European Union promises the Serbs membership precisely in exchange for concluding a peace agreement with the separatists in Kosovo.
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