Citizens
in countries in South-Eastern Europe stand in the queue for hours
or even days in front of Embassies and consulates, in order to get
a visa to visit a relative in a neighboring country, to travel abroad
for a sports game, a business deal or a cultural event or to meet
friends and partners in Western Europe.
We no longer accept this situation. We demand freedom of movement.
The existing visa regulations within South-Eastern Europe and between
countries in South-Eastern Europe and the ‘Schengen countries’
(Western and Central Europe):
Hamper normal communication between citizens
Hamper the process of strengthening of democracy in South-Eastern
Europe
Make the return of refugees to their places of origin more difficult
Block regional cultural and economic development and co-operation
Block the progress in the pan-European integration
We stand for ONE EUROPE: peaceful, democratic, prosperous!
We therefore demand:
1.
Total abolishment of visas within South-Eastern Europe.
Highest priority should be given to the abolishment of the visa
regime between Yugoslavia and Croatia, because it obstructs the
normalization process between these countries and in the region
as a whole.
Let us treat each other equally so that we can demand to be treated
equally by the world.
2. Total abolishment of visas between countries in South-Eastern
Europe and countries in Western and Central Europe (the ‘Schengen
countries’).
States from South-Eastern Europe must work to meet the conditions
for visa abolishment. At the same time, the “Schengen countries”
are requested to start softening the visa regulations immediately
This campaign is an institutive of the Citizens’ Pact for South-Eastern
Europe.
1. Total aboslishment of visas within South-Eastern Europe.
Highest priority should be given to the abolishment of the visa
regime between Yugoslavia and Croatia, because it obstructs the
normalisation process between these countries and in the region
as a whole.
Let us treat each other equally so that we can demand to be treated
equally by the world.
2. Total abolishment of visas between countries in South-Eastern
Europe and countries in Western and Central Europa (the 'Schengen
countries').
States from South-Eastern Europe must work to meet the conditions
for visa abolishment. At the same time, the “Schengen countries”
are requested to start softening the visa regulations immediately.
This campaign is an initiative of the Citizens' Pact for South-Eastern
Europe.