BRUSSELS: Citizens of Kosovo will be able to travel freely within Europe’s borderless Schengen zone under a European Commission proposal after the tiny Balkan state introduced a series of reforms sought by Brussels.
The European Union had been wary about offering Kosovo a visa-free regime after large numbers of Kosovars sought asylum in the bloc in 2014 and 2015.
But Kosovo has improved border controls, introduced biometric passports and agreed to the return of citizens not entitled to asylum in the EU.
Citizens of other Balkan countries – Albania, Bosnia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia – have been able to travel without a visa …read more
Source: The News International
