Strasbourg, 18 April 2023 (MIA) - The European Parliament voted Tuesday at a plenary session in Strasbourg to allow visa-free visits to the EU for citizens of Kosovo, no later than January 1, 2024.

On Wednesday, the act will be signed into law in Strasbourg by European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and the Swedish Presidency of the Council.

The signing will be followed by a press conference with the Rapporteur, Thijs Reuten, and Besnik Bislimi, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo.

“Citizens of Kosovo will be allowed to travel to the EU –and EU citizens to go to Kosovo - without requesting a visa, for periods of up to 90 days in any 180-day period. After the law has entered into force, the entire Western Balkans region will have a similar visa framework for the Schengen area,” reads the press release of the European Parliament.

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