EU ministers in favor of adoption of "protective clause"

The EU Council of Ministers advocated the urgent adoption of a "protective clause" - a mechanism to enable a temporary suspension of the EU visa-free regime.

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Friday, 26.10.2012.

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LUXEMBOURG The EU Council of Ministers advocated the urgent adoption of a "protective clause" - a mechanism to enable a temporary suspension of the EU visa-free regime. The measure would affect the citizens of some Western Balkan countries, and would have to be adopted by the European Parliament. EU ministers in favor of adoption of "protective clause" The Council advocated that the European Commission and members of the EU help countries of the Western Balkans in preventing the abuse of the right to travel without visas, Beta news agency reported. EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom said when the session ended that traveling without visas is very important for contacts between people, but that several EU members are very concerned and are affected by the rapid increase in the number of false asylum seekers from the Western Balkans. This number of false asylum-seekers rose by 75 percent since last year, the commissioner said, adding that this trend must be turned around - both in the short and long term, so as not to jeopardize the visa-free travel regime. She pointed out that EU officials will discuss this in Albania with the ministers of the Western Balkan countries. Beta

EU ministers in favor of adoption of "protective clause"

The Council advocated that the European Commission and members of the EU help countries of the Western Balkans in preventing the abuse of the right to travel without visas, Beta news agency reported.

EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom said when the session ended that traveling without visas is very important for contacts between people, but that several EU members are very concerned and are affected by the rapid increase in the number of false asylum seekers from the Western Balkans.

This number of false asylum-seekers rose by 75 percent since last year, the commissioner said, adding that this trend must be turned around - both in the short and long term, so as not to jeopardize the visa-free travel regime.

She pointed out that EU officials will discuss this in Albania with the ministers of the Western Balkan countries.

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