A new Schengen zone in the Balkans

During his recent visit to Kosovo Albanian President Bamir Topi proposed that a Schengen area be established by the end of March in the Balkans, guaranteeing free circulation of persons and good between Albania and Kosovo initially and later to include the former Yugoslavian republics of Macedonia and Montegnegro. The daily Sega comments: "Sceptics see this as an attempt by Tirana to realise its old dream of re-establishing a Greater Albania. The first obstacle to the plan could come from Montenegro, where despite separation from Belgrade and the existence of an Albanian minority pro-Serbian sentiment is still very strong. The second and far greater danger comes from the EU, which cannot allow the black hole of organised crime to grow even larger in Europe."

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