Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council. Third report on progress by Kosovo in fulfilling the requirements of the visa liberalisation roadmap

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Series Details (2015) 906 final (18.12.15)
Publication Date 18/12/2015
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The European Commission launched a visa liberalisation dialogue with Kosovo on 19 January 2012. On 14 June 2012, it handed over to the Kosovo government a roadmap on visa liberalisation. This document identified all the legislation and other measures that Kosovo needed to adopt and implement to advance towards visa liberalisation.

The Commission adopted two reports on progress by Kosovo in the visa dialogue: the first on 8 February 2013 and the second on 24 July 2014. These reports contained an assessment of progress made by Kosovo, recommendations to the Kosovo authorities and statistical data about the expected migratory and security impacts of the visa-free regime.

This is the third report setting out the Commission’s assessment of Kosovo’s progress in fulfilling the requirements of the visa roadmap. It summarises relevant developments concerning the implementation of legislation and formulates recommendations in areas where further steps are necessary for full compliance with the requirements of the visa roadmap. It is accompanied by a Commission Staff Working Document which addresses the expected security and migratory impacts of visa liberalisation.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2015:906:FIN
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EUR-Lex: SWD(2015)706: Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the report http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2015:706:FIN
ESO: Background information: Commission adopts final visa liberalisation report for Kosovo http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-commission-adopts-final-visa-liberalisation-report-for-kosovo/

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