Press release
17 December 2009
Ministry of Justice
Tobias Billström to take part in welcome ceremony for Serbian citizens
Early on Saturday morning, 19 December, Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billström will take part in a ceremony at Brussels Airport to welcome 50 Serbian citizens. Accompanied by Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic, they are publicising the recently achieved visa-free access to the Schengen area by travelling to Brussels, Rome, Paris and Berlin.
Time and place
The ceremony will take place at Brussels Airport (Zaventem) at 02.30 on Saturday 19 December.
"It is hard to overestimate the significance of the fact that, from 19 December onwards, citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia can travel to the Schengen area without a visa. This means that the three countries are more closely tied to the EU and relations between the citizens of our countries and exchange between us are strengthened," says Mr Billström.
The 50 participants applied for a place on the trip, and the majority of them have never previously travelled outside Serbia.
Contact
Markus FribergPress Secretary to Tobias Billström
