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Delivery of new biometric passports begins
Belgrade,
7 August 2008
Deputy Prime Minister in charge of EU integration and Minister of Science and Technological Development Bozidar Djelic and Chief of Police Milorad Veljovic presented 50 citizens with new biometric passports today at the New Belgrade police station.
Author:
Fonet
Djelic said that the new passport is an important condition for Serbia to be placed on the white Schengen list and stressed that a series of other conditions are to be fulfilled, such as the adoption of laws on border management, foreigners and protection of personal data.
He commended the Ministry of Interior for embarking in the same year on an extensive project of replacing old IDs, passports and licence plates on vehicles, which will all be in line with EU standards.
He recalled that in May the first 204 passports were presented to most deserving citizens, adding that according to some data, 40% of Serbian citizens have a passport, whereas another 20% have passports which are no longer valid.
It is a right, and not a privilege, for citizens to have a quality travel document, said Djelic and explained that old passports will be in use until end-2009, and IDs until 2011.
Speaking about the problem of the lack of biometric chip readers for ID cards, he announced that a meeting will be held tomorrow to determine the cause of the problem.
According to him, it will be determined whose responsibility it was to procure chip readers and what the action plan is to correct the error as soon as possible.
He also said that if the opposition continues obstructing parliament, Serbia’s plan to be placed the white Schengen list by the year’s end might fall through.
If due to the obstruction, laws related to the white Schengen list are not adopted, Serbia will not be on the list at the end of the year, he warned.
Djelic said that citizens must know that those who obstruct parliament not only obstruct the implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, Serbia’s energy future through strategic partnership with Russia, but also one of the key human freedoms – the freedom of movement and the abolishment of visas for Serbian citizens.
Veljovic said that the Ministry of Interior will fulfil all its obligations on the road to the EU.
He commended the Ministry of Interior for embarking in the same year on an extensive project of replacing old IDs, passports and licence plates on vehicles, which will all be in line with EU standards.
He recalled that in May the first 204 passports were presented to most deserving citizens, adding that according to some data, 40% of Serbian citizens have a passport, whereas another 20% have passports which are no longer valid.
It is a right, and not a privilege, for citizens to have a quality travel document, said Djelic and explained that old passports will be in use until end-2009, and IDs until 2011.
Speaking about the problem of the lack of biometric chip readers for ID cards, he announced that a meeting will be held tomorrow to determine the cause of the problem.
According to him, it will be determined whose responsibility it was to procure chip readers and what the action plan is to correct the error as soon as possible.
He also said that if the opposition continues obstructing parliament, Serbia’s plan to be placed the white Schengen list by the year’s end might fall through.
If due to the obstruction, laws related to the white Schengen list are not adopted, Serbia will not be on the list at the end of the year, he warned.
Djelic said that citizens must know that those who obstruct parliament not only obstruct the implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, Serbia’s energy future through strategic partnership with Russia, but also one of the key human freedoms – the freedom of movement and the abolishment of visas for Serbian citizens.
Veljovic said that the Ministry of Interior will fulfil all its obligations on the road to the EU.
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