"Visa liberalization running smoothly”
Interior Minister Ivica Dačić has told B92 that no problems have been encountered in the talks with the European Commission mission on visa liberalization.
Wednesday, 14.10.2009.
09:26
Interior Minister Ivica Dacic has told B92 that no problems have been encountered in the talks with the European Commission mission on visa liberalization. A six-member European Commission mission will be meeting with Interior Ministry officials during a two-day visit to ascertain whether all the remaining conditions for visa liberalization have been met. "Visa liberalization running smoothly” The European experts are concentrating on three areas: checking implementation of the agreement with EULEX and control of the administrative crossing with Kosovo; the issuing of passports to Kosovo residents; as well as the Serbian government’s results in combating crime and corruption. Dacic told B92 that he did not expect any problems during the visit, and that a final decision on abolishing visas for Serbia could be made in late November or early December. He said that the members of the expert mission would be in Belgrade until Friday, and would be checking on the criteria set for Serbia by the EC in fields such as issuing of passports and document security. “The other fields they are looking at include the law on foreigners, migration management, asylum and readmission. The third question is combating organized crime and corruption. The fourth issue is a question of controlling various forms of crime linked to the border,” the minister said. He said that the commission members would be informed of the Interior Ministry’s protocol signed with EULEX. “It is a protocol on police cooperation which includes ways and levels of exchanging information on various forms of crime,” he explained. Dacic said that this was “the last practical check of what Serbia has done” and that he expected no problems. Ivica Dacic (FoNet, archive)
"Visa liberalization running smoothly”
The European experts are concentrating on three areas: checking implementation of the agreement with EULEX and control of the administrative crossing with Kosovo; the issuing of passports to Kosovo residents; as well as the Serbian government’s results in combating crime and corruption.Dačić told B92 that he did not expect any problems during the visit, and that a final decision on abolishing visas for Serbia could be made in late November or early December.
He said that the members of the expert mission would be in Belgrade until Friday, and would be checking on the criteria set for Serbia by the EC in fields such as issuing of passports and document security.
“The other fields they are looking at include the law on foreigners, migration management, asylum and readmission. The third question is combating organized crime and corruption. The fourth issue is a question of controlling various forms of crime linked to the border,” the minister said.
He said that the commission members would be informed of the Interior Ministry’s protocol signed with EULEX.
“It is a protocol on police cooperation which includes ways and levels of exchanging information on various forms of crime,” he explained.
Dačić said that this was “the last practical check of what Serbia has done” and that he expected no problems.
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