EP Backs No Visas for Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro from Dec

The MEPs expressed their support for removing the visa barriers for the three countries. Photo by EPA/BGNES

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution, which recommends the lifting of the visa regimes for citizens of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro on December 19 this year instead of January 1, 2010, as proposed by the European Commission.

During the debates, which started late on Wednesday, the MEPs expressed their support for removing the visa barriers for the three countries, a step, which has been described by Jacques Barrot, Commissioner responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security, as a “historic act”.

The resolution is not binding, but will have a political influence in the European Union.

The changes, if approved by all 27 EU members, would mean travelers could visit all the countries in the Schengen zone.

The Schengen zone includes 25 European countries - the 27 EU members, minus the UK, Ireland, Lithuania, Romania and Cyprus; plus Norway, Iceland and Switzerland.

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