Schengen

Truck drivers

16.February 2026. B. B.

EU rejects truck drivers' proposals as 'imaginative'

All the proposals of professional truck drivers in the international freight transport of the Western Balkans were rejected by the European Union, stating that they were "imaginative".

The Western Balkans and the EU

26.January 2026 B. B.

Truckers against Brussels: The blockade of border crossings with the EU has begun

Due to problems with the new system of entry and exit from the European Union, truckers from Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina started blocking the freight terminals of the border crossings towards the Schengen countries at noon.

28.October 2025 MLJ

Entry into Schengen: Hungary starts implementing the new system today

At the Tompa-Kelebija border crossing, the new system for entering the EES Schengen area is starting to be implemented today

New EU travel rules

22.September 2025 IN THE

Entry into the EU: What is the "Entry/Exit System" and how it affects the citizens of Serbia

From October 12, 2025, all citizens of countries that are not members of the European Union will face new rules for entering the Schengen area - biometric checks and digital records

European Union

30.July 2025 MLJ

The EU is abolishing stamps at the borders from October 12

The European Union has announced a new date when it will begin to digitally record the entry and exit of citizens of non-EU countries traveling to the territory of one of the 29 member countries of the Schengen area. Among them are citizens of Serbia

Introduction of border crossings in the EU

07.July 2025 Katrin Schmidt / DW

It used to be Schengen: Border controls in 13 of the 29 countries

Members of the European Union are introducing border controls. The Schengen Agreement allows this, but for a limited time. And yet, Brussels takes no action even when all the deadlines are missed

Austria withdrew its veto: Romania and Bulgaria are finally Schengen members

European Union

13.December 2024 TS

Bulgaria and Romania enter Schengen

From January 2025, Bulgaria and Romania will become part of the Schengen zone. Until now, the entry of these two countries into the Schengen area has been blocked by Austria

European Union

22.November 2024 TS

Austria relented: Bulgaria and Romania will enter Schengen in 2025

From January 2025, Bulgaria and Romania will become part of the Schengen zone, announced the Hungarian Minister of the Interior. Until now, the entry of these two countries into the Schengen area has been blocked by Austria

Kosovo and Metohija

24.July 2024 MJ

Justice for the disenfranchised: Visa-free regime with the EU and for passports issued by the Coordination Administration

On Tuesday, the European Council adopted a regulation abolishing the visa requirement for holders of passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Administration, which are used by the majority of Serbs living in Kosovo. Many, however, in addition to this, use the passport of the "Republic of Kosovo" and the regular passport of the Republic of Serbia

International relations

31.march 2024 SZ/021

After 13 years of waiting, Romania and Bulgaria partially entered the Schengen zone

Romania and Bulgaria became the 28th and 29th members of the large Schengen area of free movement, after 13 years of waiting

Migrations

12.January 2024 NR/Tanjug, Beta, DW

New wave of emigration: Will everyone leave Kosovo?

Most citizens of Kosovo live - abroad. Now, in a survey, 28 percent of the remaining say they intend to leave immediately, since visa liberalization came into effect.

Society

01.January 2024 BG

Serbs from Kosovo still cannot travel without visas

From this Monday, visa liberalization is valid for citizens of Kosovo. But not for everyone. Only for those who have Kosovo passports