Bringing the Balkans Into Schengen: a Win-Win Scenario for Europe
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The extension of the Schengen area to the Western Balkans is in the interest of the European Union, Christoph Bender, deputy president of the independent European Stability Initiative (ESI), wrote in a guest commentary for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) newspaper. “The European Union should [...] Publication There is talk of the idea of extending the Schengen area to the countries of the Western Balkans. What would that bring? appeared first on …
The European Union should offer the Western Balkan countries a roadmap for membership in the Schengen area, writes Christoph Bender, vice president of the European Center for Stability Initiatives (ESI), in a commentary for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper. According to him, such a step would strengthen the EU’s credibility. Bender argues that the EU is finding it increasingly difficult to exert influence even in its immediate neighborhood, al…
The Western Balkans are being proposed to join Schengen for stability, while Germany plans to halve its quota for workers from the region, despite opposition from employers and employment agencies.
What the German Media Are Writing About the Possibility of Including the Western Balkans in Schengen
The German media write about the possibility of including the countries of the Western Balkans in the Schengen area, but also about the dispute over Berlin's plans to reduce the quota for labor migrants from the region.
A Hungarian police car patrols between border fences on the country’s border with Serbia, near Roszke. Photo: Kristof Bender. Borders can move. But they can also become invisible. In the Western Balkans, Europe must choose which of these paths to follow. The European Union must offer Balkan countries a clear roadmap towards membership in the Schengen area, the European space for travel without border controls. Today, the EU’s promise to […]The p…
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