EP: Visa restoration clause for Western Balkans

The European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee is expected to pass a mechanism allowing the EU to restore visa requirements for any Western Balkan state.

Izvor: Beta

Wednesday, 09.01.2013.

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BRUSSELS The European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee is expected to pass a mechanism allowing the EU to restore visa requirements for any Western Balkan state. Despite earlier announcements that this would happen on Thursday, the document will be put up for a vote in the second half of January. EP: Visa restoration clause for Western Balkans The voting was postponed "for technical reasons", it was said today. Visas may be reintroduced for the countries in question "if it appeared to be the source of unexpectedly growing numbers of 'false asylum seekers' or illegal immigrants", Beta news agency reported. The European Parliament explains the "protective clause" has been required by several EU countries that saw a sudden increase in the number of entirely ungrounded asylum requests from Western Balkans, following a visa-free regime granted to these countries by the European Union. The European Commission (EC) explained to Beta that the "protective clause" could be activated after EC experts ascertained the facts surrounding the inflow of persons abusing the Schengen visa-free regime, and after the EC filed such a request to the EU Council of Ministers. When asked if the visa requirements might be restored for Serbia and Macedonia, the EC sources underscored that the only credible answer to the question could be given after the EU carefully ascertained the facts. After that, EU states, based on their own information, could decide to restore visa requirements for three, six or more months to a Western Balkans state, if "an extraordinary situation" occurred and the security of the EU territory was threatened. Beta

EP: Visa restoration clause for Western Balkans

The voting was postponed "for technical reasons", it was said today.

Visas may be reintroduced for the countries in question "if it appeared to be the source of unexpectedly growing numbers of 'false asylum seekers' or illegal immigrants", Beta news agency reported.

The European Parliament explains the "protective clause" has been required by several EU countries that saw a sudden increase in the number of entirely ungrounded asylum requests from Western Balkans, following a visa-free regime granted to these countries by the European Union.

The European Commission (EC) explained to Beta that the "protective clause" could be activated after EC experts ascertained the facts surrounding the inflow of persons abusing the Schengen visa-free regime, and after the EC filed such a request to the EU Council of Ministers.

When asked if the visa requirements might be restored for Serbia and Macedonia, the EC sources underscored that the only credible answer to the question could be given after the EU carefully ascertained the facts.

After that, EU states, based on their own information, could decide to restore visa requirements for three, six or more months to a Western Balkans state, if "an extraordinary situation" occurred and the security of the EU territory was threatened.

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