Media reactions

2010

October

Brodlive
("EU: decision and date for visa-free regime on 8 November")
20 October 2010
Yugoslavia Times
("EU: decision and date for visa-free regime will be fixed on 8 November")
20 October 2010
RadioBA
("Visa-free regime for BiH and Albania – decision and date on 8 November")
20 October 2010
Blic
("EC: visa liberalisation not at risk")
20 October 2010
Süddeutsche Zeitung
("The Anatolian wonder")
19 October 2010
Haber X
("The Anatolian wonder")
19 October 2010
Süddeutsche Zeitung
("If you open up to the world, you have to live with different religions")
16 October 2010
ABhaber.com
("Austrian Foreign Minister Spindelegger will hold talks in Ankara")
7 October 2010
Haber X
("Der Standard: EU accession … Ankara is still struggling with the Cyprus issue")
7 October 2010
Der Standard
("Ankara still chewing on the Cyprus issue")
5 October 2010
Open Society Foundation for Albania
("Joint Declaration by Civil Society on Visa Liberalisation")
4 October 2010
Boulevard Extérieur
("Will France break the EU's promise?")
4 October 2010
Dnevni Avaz
("France firmly opposing abolishment of visa regime for BiH")
3 October 2010
Radio Slobodna Europa/Radio Free Europe
("The EU could lose leverage by postponing visa liberalisation")
3 October 2010
BL!N
("Will the EU break its promise? France firmly opposing abolishment of visa regime for BiH")
3 October 2010
Yugoslavia Times
("France firmly opposing abolishment of visa regime for BiH")
3 October 2010
Vijesti.nl
("France firmly opposing abolishment of visa regime for BiH")
3 October 2010
Buka
("EU could lose leverage by postponing visa liberalisation")
3 October 2010
Albania.it
("France does not keep the promise it gave the Balkans for visa free travel")
1 October 2010
Le Monde
("France is holding back the lifting of visas for Albanians and Bosnians")
1 October 2010

September

Jone
("Visas: France creates a barricade, Albania and Bosnia have a muslim majority")
30 September 2010
Kosovo.info
("Will France block visas for Albania and Bosnia?")
30 September 2010
24media
("Will France block visas for Albania and Bosnia?")
30 September 2010
Cene-Alb.com
("Visa process at risk due to French block")
30 September 2010
Cene-Alb.com
("The Netherlands too risks visas for Albania and Bosnia!")
30 September 2010
HermesNews
("France, debates on Albania")
30 September 2010
Start
("Will France block visas for Albania and Bosnia?")
30 September 2010
Kosovo News Network
("France blocks visa liberalization for Albania")
30 September 2010
Zhurnal
("France blocks Albania's integration")
30 September 2010
Panorama
("ESI: France, challenge for EC for visa liberalization")
30 September 2010
Top Channel TV
("Visas, the Netherlands is skeptical too. ESI: There were no barriers for Serbia and Montenegro")
video
30 September 2010
The Economist
30 September 2010
Balkan Insight
30 September 2010
Osservatorio Balcani
("Unfulfilled promises")
29 September 2010
Le courrier des Balkans
("France backtracking on EU promisses to the Balkans")
29 September 2010
Shekulli
("Visas and the Albanian Islam")
29 September 2010
Top Channel TV
("Visas – France creates a barricade")
also on video
29 September 2010
Albeu
("France blocks visas for Albania")
29 September 2010
Ikub
("Visas and the Albanian Islam")
29 September 2010
Sot
("France blocks visas")
29 September 2010
Vetem Lajme
("Visas and the Albanian Islam")
29 September 2010
Shqip Lajme
("Visas: France blocks the process")
29 September 2010
Albania Site
("Visas and the Albanian Islam")
29 September 2010
Glas Srpske
("Conditionality for BiH run by politics")
29 September 2010
Danas
("Revenge against Brussels")
28 September 2010
Depo
("Anti-Muslim bias: France putting a brake on visa liberalisation for BiH")
28 September 2010