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PURPOSE: to amend Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing\nthe third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas\nwhen crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are\nexempt from that requirement.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Regulation of European Parliament and of\nthe Council.
\nROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European\nParliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative\nprocedure and on an equal footing with the Council.
\nBACKGROUND: Council\nRegulation (EC) No 539/2001 lists the third countries whose\nnationals must be in possession of a visa when crossing the\nexternal borders of the Member States and those whose nationals are\nexempt from that requirement. It is applied by all Member States\n with the exception of Ireland and the United Kingdom \nand also by Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The\nRegulation is part of the EUs common visa policy for short\nstays of 90 days in any 180-day period.
\nKosovo is currently listed in Annex I, Part 2 of\nRegulation (EC) No 539/2001, i.e.\namong those entities and territorial authorities that are not\nrecognised as states by at least one Member State. Persons from\nthose entities are required to hold a visa when travelling to the\nterritory of EU Member States.
\nSince launching the visa dialogue in January 2012, the\nCommission has presented regular reports to the European Parliament\nand to the Council on its assessment of Kosovos fulfilment of\nthe requirements of the roadmap which identified all the\nlegislation and other measures that Kosovo needed to adopt and\nimplement to advance towards visa liberalisation.
\nIn its last report, the Commission set out\nrecommendations corresponding to outstanding requirements of the\nvisa roadmap, including four key priorities. It noted the\nborder/boundary delineation agreement with Montenegro should be\nratified by Kosovo before visa free status is granted to persons\nfrom Kosovo.
\nIn its latest report, the Commission observed that\nKosovo had taken important steps towards fulfilling the requirement\nof ratifying its border/boundary agreement with Montenegro and\nfulfilled sufficient elements of building up its track record in\nthe fight against organised crime and corruption.
\nBased on this assessment and given the outcome of the\ncontinuous monitoring and reporting that had been carried out since\nthe launch of the visa liberalisation dialogue with Kosovo, the\nCommission confirms that Kosovo has met the requirements of its\nvisa liberalisation roadmap on the understanding that by the day of\nthe adoption of this proposal by the European Parliament and the\nCouncil, Kosovo will have ratified the border/boundary agreement\nwith Montenegro and strengthened its track record in the fight\nagainst organised crime and corruption.
\nCONTENT: taking account of all the criteria which\nshould be considered when determining on a case-by-case basis the\nthird countries whose nationals are subject to, or exempt from, the\nvisa requirement as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 (as\nintroduced by Regulation (EU) No 509/2014), the Commission has\ndecided to present a legislative proposal to amend Regulation (EC)\nNo 539/2001, transferring Kosovo from Annex I, Part 2\n(visa-required list) to Annex II, Part 4 (visa-free list). A\nfootnote will be added specifying that the visa exemption will be\nlimited to holders of biometric passports issued in line with the\nstandards of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and\nEU standards for security features and biometrics in travel\ndocuments (Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004).
\nTerritorial provisions:\nthe proposed regulation will constitute a development of the\nSchengen acquis. Therefore, the United Kingdom and Ireland\nshall not participate in the adoption of the Regulation and shall\nnot be bound by it or subject to its application.
\nThe amended Regulation will be directly applicable\nfrom the date of its entry into force and will be implemented\nimmediately by Member States. No implementation plan is\nnecessary.
\nThe Commission will continue to actively monitor\nKosovos process of ratifying its border/boundary agreement\nwith Montenegro and the development of its track record in the\nfight against organised crime and corruption.
\n(*) This designation is without prejudice to positions\non status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion\non the Kosovo declaration of independence.
\nThe Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home\nAffairs adopted the report by Tanja FAJON (S&D, SI) on the\nproposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the\nCouncil amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third\ncountries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when\ncrossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt\nfrom that requirement (Kosovo).
\nParliament recommended the European Parliament to\nadopt its position at first reading, taking over the Commission\nproposal.
\nThis proposal aims to amend Regulation\n(EC) No 539/2001 by transferring Kosovo from Annex I, Part 2\n(visa-required list) to Annex II, Part 4 (visa-free\nlist).
\nIn the explanatory statement accompanying the report,\nit is recalled that the European Parliament has been a strong\nadvocate and supporter of Kosovo and its European perspective,\nincluding with visa liberalisation process and has continuously\ncalled both on the Kosovar authorities to cooperate and fulfil\nrequired benchmarks, and on the Commission to help facilitate and\naccelerate the process. Visa-free regime presents one of the most\ntangible and concrete achievements for the countrys European\nperspective and it brings about the realisation of free movement as\none of the fundamental principles of the European\nprojects.
\nPURPOSE: to amend Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing\nthe third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas\nwhen crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are\nexempt from that requirement.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Regulation of European Parliament and of\nthe Council.
\nROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European\nParliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative\nprocedure and on an equal footing with the Council.
\nBACKGROUND: Council\nRegulation (EC) No 539/2001 lists the third countries whose\nnationals must be in possession of a visa when crossing the\nexternal borders of the Member States and those whose nationals are\nexempt from that requirement. It is applied by all Member States\n with the exception of Ireland and the United Kingdom \nand also by Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The\nRegulation is part of the EUs common visa policy for short\nstays of 90 days in any 180-day period.
\nKosovo is currently listed in Annex I, Part 2 of\nRegulation (EC) No 539/2001, i.e.\namong those entities and territorial authorities that are not\nrecognised as states by at least one Member State. Persons from\nthose entities are required to hold a visa when travelling to the\nterritory of EU Member States.
\nSince launching the visa dialogue in January 2012, the\nCommission has presented regular reports to the European Parliament\nand to the Council on its assessment of Kosovos fulfilment of\nthe requirements of the roadmap which identified all the\nlegislation and other measures that Kosovo needed to adopt and\nimplement to advance towards visa liberalisation.
\nIn its last report, the Commission set out\nrecommendations corresponding to outstanding requirements of the\nvisa roadmap, including four key priorities. It noted the\nborder/boundary delineation agreement with Montenegro should be\nratified by Kosovo before visa free status is granted to persons\nfrom Kosovo.
\nIn its latest report, the Commission observed that\nKosovo had taken important steps towards fulfilling the requirement\nof ratifying its border/boundary agreement with Montenegro and\nfulfilled sufficient elements of building up its track record in\nthe fight against organised crime and corruption.
\nBased on this assessment and given the outcome of the\ncontinuous monitoring and reporting that had been carried out since\nthe launch of the visa liberalisation dialogue with Kosovo, the\nCommission confirms that Kosovo has met the requirements of its\nvisa liberalisation roadmap on the understanding that by the day of\nthe adoption of this proposal by the European Parliament and the\nCouncil, Kosovo will have ratified the border/boundary agreement\nwith Montenegro and strengthened its track record in the fight\nagainst organised crime and corruption.
\nCONTENT: taking account of all the criteria which\nshould be considered when determining on a case-by-case basis the\nthird countries whose nationals are subject to, or exempt from, the\nvisa requirement as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 (as\nintroduced by Regulation (EU) No 509/2014), the Commission has\ndecided to present a legislative proposal to amend Regulation (EC)\nNo 539/2001, transferring Kosovo from Annex I, Part 2\n(visa-required list) to Annex II, Part 4 (visa-free list). A\nfootnote will be added specifying that the visa exemption will be\nlimited to holders of biometric passports issued in line with the\nstandards of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and\nEU standards for security features and biometrics in travel\ndocuments (Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004).
\nTerritorial provisions:\nthe proposed regulation will constitute a development of the\nSchengen acquis. Therefore, the United Kingdom and Ireland\nshall not participate in the adoption of the Regulation and shall\nnot be bound by it or subject to its application.
\nThe amended Regulation will be directly applicable\nfrom the date of its entry into force and will be implemented\nimmediately by Member States. No implementation plan is\nnecessary.
\nThe Commission will continue to actively monitor\nKosovos process of ratifying its border/boundary agreement\nwith Montenegro and the development of its track record in the\nfight against organised crime and corruption.
\n(*) This designation is without prejudice to positions\non status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion\non the Kosovo declaration of independence.
\nThe Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home\nAffairs adopted the report by Tanja FAJON (S&D, SI) on the\nproposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the\nCouncil amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third\ncountries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when\ncrossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt\nfrom that requirement (Kosovo).
\nParliament recommended the European Parliament to\nadopt its position at first reading, taking over the Commission\nproposal.
\nThis proposal aims to amend Regulation\n(EC) No 539/2001 by transferring Kosovo from Annex I, Part 2\n(visa-required list) to Annex II, Part 4 (visa-free\nlist).
\nIn the explanatory statement accompanying the report,\nit is recalled that the European Parliament has been a strong\nadvocate and supporter of Kosovo and its European perspective,\nincluding with visa liberalisation process and has continuously\ncalled both on the Kosovar authorities to cooperate and fulfil\nrequired benchmarks, and on the Commission to help facilitate and\naccelerate the process. Visa-free regime presents one of the most\ntangible and concrete achievements for the countrys European\nperspective and it brings about the realisation of free movement as\none of the fundamental principles of the European\nprojects.
\n