The deputies of the Assembly of Kosovo will hold two plenary sessions tomorrow, one at 10:00 and the other at 11:00.

While the first is a continuation of the previous session, the point of discussion in the new plenary session will be the non-liberalization of visas for the citizens of Kosovo, as the only country in the Western Balkans that does not enjoy this right.

The Government of Kosovo says that it has fulfilled every criterion out of the total 95 that the EU has set in the roadmap for liberalization, but the process has been constantly hindered by some EU member states, especially France, which has expressed reservations about free movement of Kosovars.

Since 2018, the European Commission has confirmed that Kosovo has met all the criteria and has recommended the lifting of visas.

Even the European Parliament in April of this year gave its consent to the liberalization of visas for the citizens of Kosovo.

Visa liberalization means free movement in the Schengen area for up to 90 days (every six months) and no work permit or the right to live in any of the countries that are part of the Schengen area.

In case of eventual violations and abuse of visa liberalization, the personal consequences include: the imposition of a fine, an official note in your file showing the violation and the last and the ban on Schengen entry in the future.

This ban usually applies for the next three to five years.

Moreover, if a significant number of abuses with the right to travel without a visa is observed, then the EU may suspend the liberalization of visas for the respective country./Telegrafi/