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2016/0139(COD)
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Kosovo
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Kosovo 2016/0139(COD)
FAJON Tanja (S&D)
LUNACEK Ulrike (Verts/ALE)
Lead committee dossier: LIBE/8/06532
2016/0139(COD) Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Kosovo
MACOVEI Monica (ECR),
MLINAR Angelika (ALDE),
VERGIAT Marie-Christine (GUE/NGL),
TFEU TFEU 077-p2
The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the report by Tanja FAJON (S&D, SI) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Kosovo). Parliament recommended the European Parliament to adopt its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal. This proposal aims to amend Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 by transferring Kosovo from Annex I, Part 2 (visa-required list) to Annex II, Part 4 (visa-free list). In the explanatory statement accompanying the report, it is recalled that the European Parliament has been a strong advocate and supporter of Kosovo and its European perspective, including with visa liberalisation process and has continuously called both on the Kosovar authorities to cooperate and fulfil required benchmarks, and on the Commission to help facilitate and accelerate the process. Visa-free regime presents one of the most tangible and concrete achievements for the countrys European perspective and it brings about the realisation of free movement as one of the fundamental principles of the European projects.
LUNACEK Ulrike Verts/ALE
LIBE/8/06532
FAJON Tanja S&D
Rejection by committee to open interinstitutional negotiations with report adopted in committee
COM(2016)0277
PURPOSE: to amend Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 lists the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement. It is applied by all Member States  with the exception of Ireland and the United Kingdom  and also by Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The Regulation is part of the EUs common visa policy for short stays of 90 days in any 180-day period. Kosovo is currently listed in Annex I, Part 2 of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001, i.e. among those entities and territorial authorities that are not recognised as states by at least one Member State. Persons from those entities are required to hold a visa when travelling to the territory of EU Member States. Since launching the visa dialogue in January 2012, the Commission has presented regular reports to the European Parliament and to the Council on its assessment of Kosovos fulfilment of the requirements of the roadmap which identified all the legislation and other measures that Kosovo needed to adopt and implement to advance towards visa liberalisation. In its last report, the Commission set out recommendations corresponding to outstanding requirements of the visa roadmap, including four key priorities. It noted the border/boundary delineation agreement with Montenegro should be ratified by Kosovo before visa free status is granted to persons from Kosovo. In its latest report, the Commission observed that Kosovo had taken important steps towards fulfilling the requirement of ratifying its border/boundary agreement with Montenegro and fulfilled sufficient elements of building up its track record in the fight against organised crime and corruption. Based on this assessment and given the outcome of the continuous monitoring and reporting that had been carried out since the launch of the visa liberalisation dialogue with Kosovo, the Commission confirms that Kosovo has met the requirements of its visa liberalisation roadmap on the understanding that by the day of the adoption of this proposal by the European Parliament and the Council, Kosovo will have ratified the border/boundary agreement with Montenegro and strengthened its track record in the fight against organised crime and corruption. CONTENT: taking account of all the criteria which should be considered when determining on a case-by-case basis the third countries whose nationals are subject to, or exempt from, the visa requirement as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 (as introduced by Regulation (EU) No 509/2014), the Commission has decided to present a legislative proposal to amend Regulation (EC) No 539/2001, transferring Kosovo from Annex I, Part 2 (visa-required list) to Annex II, Part 4 (visa-free list). A footnote will be added specifying that the visa exemption will be limited to holders of biometric passports issued in line with the standards of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and EU standards for security features and biometrics in travel documents (Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004). Territorial provisions: the proposed regulation will constitute a development of the Schengen acquis. Therefore, the United Kingdom and Ireland shall not participate in the adoption of the Regulation and shall not be bound by it or subject to its application. The amended Regulation will be directly applicable from the date of its entry into force and will be implemented immediately by Member States. No implementation plan is necessary. The Commission will continue to actively monitor Kosovos process of ratifying its border/boundary agreement with Montenegro and the development of its track record in the fight against organised crime and corruption. (*) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
Legislative proposal published: COM(2016)0277
Debate in Council: 3465
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A8-0261/2016
2016/06/22 AFET 3 amendments...
Proposal for a regulation–
The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
source: PE-585.462
2016/06/24 LIBE 10 amendments...
Marine LE PEN, Gilles LEBRETON
Draft legislative resolutionCitation 2 a (new)
- having regard to Protocol (No 2) to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
Draft legislative resolutionCitation 4
having regard to Rule 59 of itsthe Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament,
(2) The criteria which should be taken into account when determining – based on a case-by-case assessment – the third countries whose nationals are subject to, or exempt from, the visa requirement are laid down in Article -1 of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001. They include “illegal external relations with the relevant third countries, including in particular, considerations of human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as the implications of regional coherence and reciprocity”. It should be noted, in particular, that citizens of Kosovo often misuse Member States’ asylum procedure and therefore represent potential security risks for the Union.
(3) [Kosovo has met the requirements of its visa liberalisation roadmap. On the basis of this assessment and taking account of all the criteria listed in Article -1 of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001, it is appropriate to exempt persons from Kosovo from the visa requirement when travelling to the territory of the Member States.]deleted
(3) [Kosovo has met the requirementsstrictly met the of the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro and strengthening its track record in the fight against organized crime and corruption. On the basis of this assessment and taking account of all the criteria listed in Article -1 of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001, it is appropriate to exempt persons from Kosovo from the visa requirement when travelling to the territory of the Member States.]
(4) Kosovo should thus be transferred from Annex I, Part 2 to Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 to Annex II, Part 4 thereof. This visa waiver should apply only to holders of biometric passports issued in line with the standards of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004. __________________ Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States, OJ L 385, 29.12.2004, p. 1.deleted
Proposal for a regulationArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point βRegulation (EC) No 539/2001Annex II – part 4
'Kosovo* (**)'deleted
source: PE-585.474
CELEX:52016PC0277:EN
Affairs adopted the report by Tanja FAJON (S&D, SI) on the
Council amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third
countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when
crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt
from that requirement (Kosovo).
Parliament recommended the European Parliament to
adopt its position at first reading, taking over the Commission
This proposal aims to amend Regulation
(EC) No 539/2001 by transferring Kosovo from Annex I, Part 2
(visa-required list) to Annex II, Part 4 (visa-free
In the explanatory statement accompanying the report,
it is recalled that the European Parliament has been a strong
advocate and supporter of Kosovo and its European perspective,
including with visa liberalisation process and has continuously
called both on the Kosovar authorities to cooperate and fulfil
required benchmarks, and on the Commission to help facilitate and
accelerate the process. Visa-free regime presents one of the most
tangible and concrete achievements for the countrys European
perspective and it brings about the realisation of free movement as
one of the fundamental principles of the European
urlhttp://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A8-2016-0261〈uage=EN
titleA8-0261/2016
date2016-09-09
nameLUNACEK Ulrike
nameMACOVEI Monica
nameMLINAR Angelika
date2016-05-23
nameFAJON Tanja
date2016-09-05
typeRejection by committee to open interinstitutional negotiations with report adopted in committee
PURPOSE: to amend Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing
the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas
when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are
exempt from that requirement.
PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of European Parliament and of
ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European
Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative
procedure and on an equal footing with the Council.
BACKGROUND: Council
Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 lists the third countries whose
nationals must be in possession of a visa when crossing the
external borders of the Member States and those whose nationals are
exempt from that requirement. It is applied by all Member States
 with the exception of Ireland and the United Kingdom 
and also by Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The
Regulation is part of the EUs common visa policy for short
stays of 90 days in any 180-day period.
Kosovo is currently listed in Annex I, Part 2 of
Regulation (EC) No 539/2001, i.e.
among those entities and territorial authorities that are not
recognised as states by at least one Member State. Persons from
those entities are required to hold a visa when travelling to the
territory of EU Member States.
Since launching the visa dialogue in January 2012, the
Commission has presented regular reports to the European Parliament
and to the Council on its assessment of Kosovos fulfilment of
the requirements of the roadmap which identified all the
legislation and other measures that Kosovo needed to adopt and
implement to advance towards visa liberalisation.
In its last report, the Commission set out
recommendations corresponding to outstanding requirements of the
visa roadmap, including four key priorities. It noted the
border/boundary delineation agreement with Montenegro should be
ratified by Kosovo before visa free status is granted to persons
from Kosovo.
In its latest report, the Commission observed that
Kosovo had taken important steps towards fulfilling the requirement
of ratifying its border/boundary agreement with Montenegro and
fulfilled sufficient elements of building up its track record in
the fight against organised crime and corruption.
Based on this assessment and given the outcome of the
continuous monitoring and reporting that had been carried out since
the launch of the visa liberalisation dialogue with Kosovo, the
Commission confirms that Kosovo has met the requirements of its
visa liberalisation roadmap on the understanding that by the day of
the adoption of this proposal by the European Parliament and the
Council, Kosovo will have ratified the border/boundary agreement
with Montenegro and strengthened its track record in the fight
against organised crime and corruption. CONTENT: taking account of all the criteria which
should be considered when determining on a case-by-case basis the
third countries whose nationals are subject to, or exempt from, the
visa requirement as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 (as
introduced by Regulation (EU) No 509/2014), the Commission has
decided to present a legislative proposal to amend Regulation (EC)
No 539/2001, transferring Kosovo from Annex I, Part 2
(visa-required list) to Annex II, Part 4 (visa-free list). A
footnote will be added specifying that the visa exemption will be
limited to holders of biometric passports issued in line with the
standards of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and
EU standards for security features and biometrics in travel
documents (Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004).
the proposed regulation will constitute a development of the
Schengen acquis. Therefore, the United Kingdom and Ireland
shall not participate in the adoption of the Regulation and shall
not be bound by it or subject to its application.
The amended Regulation will be directly applicable
from the date of its entry into force and will be implemented
immediately by Member States. No implementation plan is
The Commission will continue to actively monitor
Kosovos process of ratifying its border/boundary agreement
with Montenegro and the development of its track record in the
fight against organised crime and corruption.
(*) This designation is without prejudice to positions
on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion
on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
activities/2/committees/1/shadows
date2016-05-04
urlhttp://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2016/0277/COM_COM(2016)0277_EN.pdf
titleCOM(2016)0277
celexidCELEX:52016PC0277:EN
meeting_id3465
urlhttp://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=3465*&MEET_DATE=20/05/2016
title3465
legal_basisTreaty on the Functioning of the EU TFEU 077-p2
reference2016/0139(COD)
geographical_areaKosovo under UNSCR 1244/1999
summaryAmending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001
titleThird countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Kosovo
typeCOD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)
subject7.10.04 External borders crossing and controls, visas