"Serbia could introduce visas for black list countries"

Daily Danas writes that harmonizing the Serbian visa regime with the EU "means introducing visas for those countries which require EU visas".

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Monday, 03.08.2009.

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Daily Danas writes that harmonizing the Serbian visa regime with the EU "means introducing visas for those countries which require EU visas". “Serbia does not have to introduce visas for some countries which the EU has a strict visa regime for right after getting on the white Schengen list, but it would be good to do this as soon as possible,” former director of the government Office for European Integration Tanja Miscevic told the Belgrade newspaper. "Serbia could introduce visas for black list countries" The liberalization of the visa regime the EU has imposed on Serbian citizens is expected to take place on Jan. 1, 2010. Miscevic explained that Serbia’s visa regime will have to change once it joins the so-called Schengen white list. All countries that sign the Schengen agreement have a special principle for issuing visas, for regular and tourist visits, economic and political, and for security and the control of immigration and criminal activities including human trafficking, drug smuggling, money laundering. For this reason, there will likely be formal and informal pressure from the EU on Serbia to increase control of the outer border of the country in order to decrease the possibility of Serbia becoming a transit country for people and products that are ending up in the EU illegally. “In the process of accession, especially when membership talks begin, Serbia will have to harmonize its visa regime with Europe’s. Entrance into the EU for Serbia will bring about the same laws that other member-stated abide by, but until then, Serbia must work on harmonizing the visa regime,” Miscevic said.

"Serbia could introduce visas for black list countries"

The liberalization of the visa regime the EU has imposed on Serbian citizens is expected to take place on Jan. 1, 2010. Miščević explained that Serbia’s visa regime will have to change once it joins the so-called Schengen white list.

All countries that sign the Schengen agreement have a special principle for issuing visas, for regular and tourist visits, economic and political, and for security and the control of immigration and criminal activities including human trafficking, drug smuggling, money laundering.

For this reason, there will likely be formal and informal pressure from the EU on Serbia to increase control of the outer border of the country in order to decrease the possibility of Serbia becoming a transit country for people and products that are ending up in the EU illegally.

“In the process of accession, especially when membership talks begin, Serbia will have to harmonize its visa regime with Europe’s. Entrance into the EU for Serbia will bring about the same laws that other member-stated abide by, but until then, Serbia must work on harmonizing the visa regime,” Miščević said.

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