EU struggles to stop exodus from impoverished Balkans

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Series Details 12.3.10
Publication Date 12/03/2010
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Since new visa liberalisation rules were relaxed for citizens of Macedonia (FYROM) and Serbia to enter the EU, there has been a sudden rise of citizens from those countries seeking asylum in Belgium and Sweden. Article discusses the implications of this for further relaxation of visa rules to other Balkan countries.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/eu-struggles-exodus-impoverished-news-330437
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BBC News, 16.3.10: Sad return for Serbia's failed asylum seekers http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8569920.stm
ESO: Background information: Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro to break visa barrier http://www.europeansources.info/record/serbia-macedonia-and-montenegro-to-break-visa-barrier/
EurActiv, 9.11.10: Sword of Damocles hangs over visa liberalisation http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/sword-damocles-hangs-visa-libera-news-499544
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