Serbia as a migration hotspot: Is Serbia now threatened with a visa requirement?
More and more people are trying to enter the EU illegally, in large part via the Balkan routes. The numbers are increasing. That should be changed. That is why Serbia in particular is now threatened with a visa requirement.
by Julia Katzenzinger
SALZBURG. Not only politicians know that more and more people are coming to Austria, but also the population. The number of illegal border crossings has been back on the since 2016 peak arrived, an increase of 70 percent to the previous year is recorded. A majority of transitions happen via Serbiabecause most of most states as well as India don’t need one visato be allowed to stay there.
EU pressure on Serbia
EU Commissioner Ylva Johannson unpacked severe threats against Serbia. Should Serbia die irregular migration If it doesn’t stop, it could pay a heavy price. That is how the Serbian population could visa-free access to the EU lose. This would make it even more difficult, especially for Serbian citizens living outside of Serbia, to get a visa to work in another country. Other EU countries are also increasing the pressure and want Serbia to have its visa policy changes.
Austria
The Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic assured the Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) that Serbia’s visa policy will change for a number of countries by the end of 2022. Entry into Serbia should only be made possible for people who really because of professional matters come to the EU. At the turn of the year, all the specifications of the EU requirements should be in place.
Serbia
the Serbian President himself says he doesn’t want Serbia to become one hotspot to get to other European countries from there. However, it should action plan be drafted to stop official migration. However, the EU has not made any concrete offers to manage the migration situation since 2015.
Hungary
Besides Serbia is also Hungary have been severely affected by the flow of refugees via the Balkan route for years. Hungary is building in 2015 fences on the southern borders with Serbia and Croatia, for which it was repeated by the European Court of Justice sentenced would. However, Hungary will raise and lengthen this fence. In 2020, Austria sent police officers to the Hungarian-Serbian border for service in “mixed patrols”, and this number is to be increased further. This is to prevent illegal border crossings. That these measures Effect show was supported by official figures.
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