CeSIDProgram Director Marko Blagojević said that support for EU integration in Serbia is growing thanks to the announced visa liberalization. According to Deutsche Welle radio, Blagojević said that only 14 percent of the Serbian population is against joining the EU, while 71 percent supports Serbia’s integration into the Union.
Posts Tagged ‘visas’
Serbians to travel without visas starting Dec. 19?
November 5th, 2009 |
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The EU Council of Ministers has harmonized its position to cancel visas imposed on the citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia on Dec. 19, Beta reports. The news agency is quoting its sources in Brussels who said that this was a unanimous position taken by EU states’ ambassadors with the Permanent Representatives Committee.
5000 visas to face cancellation owing to migration scam in OZ
November 2nd, 2009 |
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Australian authorities have unearthed a major migration scam that has booked ten registered migration agents involved in an organized crime of providing fake documents to foreign students to enable them acquire permanent residency.
The authorities are probing the scam and scrutinizing the documents of thousands of overseas students after they identified agents involved in providing [...]
Italian ambassador announces continued support
August 2nd, 2009 |
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Italy’s new ambassador to Belgrade Armando Varricchio said that Italy will continue to support Serbia’s European integration. He added that he hopes that the process of abolishing visas for Serbian citizens will be sped up.
US revokes visas of Honduras leaders
July 29th, 2009 |
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Honduras’ coup leaders came under new pressure on Tuesday to allow ousted President Manuel Zelaya’s return to power as the United States revoked visas for four members of the de facto government. Washington has refused to recognize the government led by Roberto Micheletti, who took over when
“Kosovo, Albania residents might need visas”
July 27th, 2009 |
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Visa liberalization for Macedonians traveling to the EU could lead to limiting entrances for residents of Kosovo and Albania to Macedonia. PriÅ¡tina’s Albanian language daily Koha Ditore writes that Kosovo and Albania residents might need visas to enter Macedonia starting on January 1, when Macedonia will find itself on he Schengen white list.
Swedish FM on visas, SAA
July 12th, 2009 |
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Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt says he is convinced Serbia will make every effort to fulfill conditions for the abolishment of visas. These conditions were set by the European Commission. Bilt, whose country has recently taken over the rotating EU presidency, told Belgrade daily Blic that Serbia meeting all the conditions would “enable this institution to recommend introduction of a visa-free regime during this year”.
U.S. Scientists See H1-B Visas as Major Issue Against Progress, Says Survey
July 12th, 2009 |
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A new survey by the Pew Research Center has found that, while the American public holds a high opinion of scientists, a minority feel that U.S. scientific achievements are best in the world. At the same time, scientists felt the biggest impediments to their research were lack of funding and difficulties in the H1-B visa process for foreign scientists and students.
– The nation’s scientists see H1-B visa issues as a major barrier to
scientific achievement, according to a new survey by the Pew
Research Center.
Some 56 percent surveyed felt that issues with the visa process for foreign
students and scientists represented a massive impediment, second only to …