The EU Council has officially admitted Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro in the white Schengen list. From December 19, 2009, after a wait of nearly two decades, citizens of the three countries can freely enter the Schengen area for ninety days without a visa.
This decision was amended by Regulation EC No 539/2001 establishing the list of countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and the list of third countries whose nationals are exempt from this requirement. The
Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina have not yet completed all the necessary reforms for the liberalization of visas. The speed of movement towards visa liberalization depends on the progress these countries in implementing major reforms in areas such as strengthening the rule of law, combating organized crime, corruption and illegal migration and to improve the ability administration with regard to border controls and document security.
The residents of Kosovo can not travel within the EU without a visa.
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