What BiH politicians intend to do in order to obtain liberalization and subsequent abolishment of the Schengen visa regime for all citizens of BiH?
Publisher: Centar za Sigurnosne Studije (CSS), BiH
Date: July 2006
Volume: 11 pages, pdf
Description
Liberalization and subsequent abolishment of the Schengen visa regime for all BiH citizens is a very important topic and it is expected to play a crucial role during the election campaign. Considering that politicians were manipulating with this issue in the past, it is likely that the citizens of BiH will want to see more effective actions and results regarding visa abolishment. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to meet specific EU requirements and to accomplish all required tasks, including the legal and institutional arrangements. Although there is no precise list for determining what conditions a certain country has to meet before the visa regime can be abolished, there are still certain indicators. The most important ones are: signing re-admission agreements with all European countries, establishing efficient border control and security of the personnel and travel documents, as well as improving and implementing the existing laws on migration and asylum, which have to be in accordance with European standards.