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Serbia takes measures to enable visa abolition
Belgrade/Vienna,
20 November 2008
Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration Bozidar Djelic today stated that the Serbian government is taking all necessary measures to convince its European partners to abolish visas for Serbian citizens.
File photo of Bozidar Djelic
Author:
Tanjug
In a statement to Vienna’s daily Standard, Djelic pointed out that visa reliefs obtained so far are not enough to open new perspectives for Serbian youth.
New biometric passports are to show the world that Serbia will neither cause any problems, nor be a threat to open borders, said the Minister, adding that a modern travel document is not an invitation for the Serbian youth to permanently leave the country.
According to him, Serbia’s goal must be to improve the living conditions in Serbia and attract highly-qualified experts from abroad to return to their native country and work there.
Young people in Serbia today do not have the same freedom to travel as their parents did, said Djelic, specifying that two-thirds of Belgrade University students have never left Serbia, either due to their poor financial situation or the strict EU visa regime.
He noted that this is not a good way to promote the European idea with Serbs, adding that the government wants to make border control more efficient and speedier by introducing new licence plates for vehicles or computer systems to connect all border crossings into one network.
New biometric passports are to show the world that Serbia will neither cause any problems, nor be a threat to open borders, said the Minister, adding that a modern travel document is not an invitation for the Serbian youth to permanently leave the country.
According to him, Serbia’s goal must be to improve the living conditions in Serbia and attract highly-qualified experts from abroad to return to their native country and work there.
Young people in Serbia today do not have the same freedom to travel as their parents did, said Djelic, specifying that two-thirds of Belgrade University students have never left Serbia, either due to their poor financial situation or the strict EU visa regime.
He noted that this is not a good way to promote the European idea with Serbs, adding that the government wants to make border control more efficient and speedier by introducing new licence plates for vehicles or computer systems to connect all border crossings into one network.
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