Commissioner Malstrom visits Tirana

Visa Liberalization: Fears of asylum invasion from Albania and Bosnia in European Union countries

November 12, 2010. "The European Union fears invasion of Albania and Bosnia, which would seek asylum in European countries, after the facilitation of visa waiver" Just noted noted today, the Internal Affairs Commissioner of the EU, Cecilia Malstrom, who visited Tirana. Michele Cercone, in addition, said today in an interview on «Gazeta Shqiptare", it has removed this fear:

"The EU has set up a special monitoring mechanism is to keep the situation under control to prevent misuse of the possibility of free movement," notes the newspaper. During the meeting today with PM Berisha and other member of cabinet, Malstrom calls Tirana to monitor this process and if it will be observed distortion will submit timely report to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. According to Malstrom, EU will take all necessary measures to prevent the influx of Albanians and Bosnian asylum-seekers without any real reason.

"The previous process of liberalization of visas for the countries of Western Balkans, we observed an increase in the flow of asylum seekers from the countries concerned. This is a major problem for all EU member countries and there is an alarming trend even now"