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EU receives Dutch bid to stop visa-free travel for Albania

Brussels is now to evaluate the content of the notification

03 June, 18:54
(ANSA) - BRUXELLES, JUNE 3 - The European Commission has received a notification from the Netherlands on suspending the visas mechanism for Albanian citizens, EU spokesperson Natasha Bertaud confirmed today. "The decision to suspend visa-free travel cannot be taken lightly and any steps leading towards the triggering of the mechanism will be subject to very careful assessment", EU spokesperson pointed out.

Brussels will now carefully assess and analyse the content of the notification, as well as inform the Council and the Parliament of the request made by the Dutch government.(ANSA).

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