Deputy PM denies EU visa reports

The European Union is not considering reintroduction of its visas for the Serbian citizens, says Božidar Đelić.

Izvor: B92

Monday, 07.02.2011.

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The European Union is not considering reintroduction of its visas for the Serbian citizens, says Bozidar Djelic. However, the Serbian cabinet minister and one of the deputy PMs told B92 in Belgrade on Monday that fake asylum seekers "could become a serious problem". Deputy PM denies EU visa reports His statement came in reaction to media reports, which said the EU could reimpose its visa restrictions for Serbians traveling in the Schengen Zone. Djelic was in Brussels in late January and says this subject did not come up during his meetings. He said some 8,000 to 10,000 people sought asylum in EU countries, that some were already sent back, and that Serbia "worked not to let it happen again". "We must remain very careful and work to make sure these cases do not resurface. We will do so by posing questions more often at the border at those who wish to travel, about whether they have the necessary means, where they're going, for what reason, and whether they have return tickets," said Djelic. Although he could not confirm how many people had been sent back to the country in the readmission process, Djelic said that Serbia was "working on this problem diligently". "During my short meeting with the prime minister of Belgium he confirmed that the problem that had surfaced was for the most part solved, and what's very important is that in December the number of people from our country seeking asylum in Germany decreased by 39 percent." "These are the first concrete results but we must work in that direction because if the problem continues, and now that Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albanian are offered the white Schengen, if there is an increase in asylum applications then that could lead to a more serious problem," Djelic was quoted as saying. Bozidar Djelic (FoNet, file)

Deputy PM denies EU visa reports

His statement came in reaction to media reports, which said the EU could reimpose its visa restrictions for Serbians traveling in the Schengen Zone.

Đelić was in Brussels in late January and says this subject did not come up during his meetings.

He said some 8,000 to 10,000 people sought asylum in EU countries, that some were already sent back, and that Serbia "worked not to let it happen again".

"We must remain very careful and work to make sure these cases do not resurface. We will do so by posing questions more often at the border at those who wish to travel, about whether they have the necessary means, where they're going, for what reason, and whether they have return tickets," said Đelić.

Although he could not confirm how many people had been sent back to the country in the readmission process, Đelić said that Serbia was "working on this problem diligently".

"During my short meeting with the prime minister of Belgium he confirmed that the problem that had surfaced was for the most part solved, and what's very important is that in December the number of people from our country seeking asylum in Germany decreased by 39 percent."

"These are the first concrete results but we must work in that direction because if the problem continues, and now that Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albanian are offered the white Schengen, if there is an increase in asylum applications then that could lead to a more serious problem," Đelić was quoted as saying.

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