EU-Serbia Visa and Readmission Agreement initialed

Both accords should be officially signed in autumn in order to come into force on January 1, 2008, providing for easier access to visas for certain categories of Serbian citizens, the government reported on its website. All categories of Serbian citizens with the right to visa relaxations will be given visas free-of-charge at consular offices of EU countries, whereas until now a fee of EUR 35 per visa was mandatory.

According to the Readmission Agreement, between 100,000 and 150,000 citizens illegally staying in the EU are to be returned to Serbia.

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