Four takeaways from Albania’s EU visa liberalisation journey for Georgia

New rules allowing Georgian citizens to travel to the Schengen Area without a visa came into full effect on the 28 March 2017. As Max Fras writes, EU visa liberalisation has been presented by the Georgian government as a major success story, but drawing on the experience of Albania, he presents four lessons that the country’s politicians should keep in mind now the new system is in place.

+ Do not praise the (same) day a hundred times
+ It’s only over when it’s over – and it is never really over
+ The Schengen Party does not win elections
+ Regional context matters

• Primary Source

Visa-Free Europe: Tag: Georgia http://visa-free-europe.eu/news/?country=georgia

ESO: Background information: Adoption of regulation on visa liberalisation for Georgia http://www.europeansources.info/record/adoption-of-regulation-on-visa-liberalisation-for-georgia/

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