Media reactions

2009

March

Kanal 5
("Obtaining a Schengen visa is a time-consuming, expensive and stressful procedure")
23 March 2009
NTV Montena
News show "Info Blic"
22 March 2009
ONASA/BETA
("Also availabe in English: ESI: There is hope for visa liberalisation for the Western Balkan countries")
22 March 2009
Radio 202
("ESI: Progress in the visa liberalisation process")
22 March 2009
Euractiv.com.tr
("Another visa story from the EU: The EU is not a Belgian company!")
21 March 2009
Radio Netherlands
17 March 2009

February

Tygodnik Powszechny
24 February 2009
Svenska Dagbladet
17 February 2009
The Independent
17 February 2009
Der Westen
16 February 2009
Der Standard
13 February 2009

January

Radio Evropa e Lirë
19 January 2009
Vijesti
("Information should be shared")
5 January 2009
21. Yüzyil Türkiye Dergisi
Vol. 8
1 January 2009
2008

December

Neue Zürcher Zeitung
("Macedonia hopes for more freedom of travel")
24 December 2008
Die Zeit
("The other side of the Schengen Wall")
Stefan Apfl also interviewed citizens of Balkan and East European countries about their personal experiences with the current visa regime. Read more at www.falter.at
21 December 2008
Falter
("Europe is afraid of us barbarians")
Interview with Slavenka Drakulic
21 December 2008
The Economist
Audio slide show
20 December 2008
Focus Information Agency
14 December 2008
Radio Slobodna Evropa
12 December 2008
Deutsche Welle Radio
Interview with Verena Knaus
6 December 2008

November

Radio Nederland
28 November 2008
Osservatorio Balcani
14 November 2008

October

Süddeutsche Zeitung
18 October 2008
Hakimiyet
4 October 2008

September

Globalia Magazine
26 September 2008
Turkish Daily News
11 September 2008

August

Falter
27 August 2008
ISN
26 August 2008
Alpach News
25 August 2008
The Wall Street Journal
21 August 2008
Falter
15 August 2008
Kronen Zeitung
13 August 2008
Neue Vorarlberger Tageszeitung
13 August 2008
Oberösterreichische Nachrichten
13 August 2008