Serbian passport

STRASBOURG - At the proposal of rapporteur Matjaz Nemec, the European Parliament on Tuesday approved visa liberalisation for holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate for Kosovo-Metohija, which operates as part of the Serbian Interior Ministry.

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Friday a European Commission proposal to abolish visas for holders of Serbian passports from Kosovo-Metohija was excellent news for Serbian citizens.

The passports are issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate.

BELGRADE- The Serbian passport ranks 38th in the global Henley Passport Index for 2023, which means that Serbians can travel to 136 countries of the world without visas.

With 91 countries still requiring visas for Serbian citizens, the Serbian passport has retained its 2022 ranking.

BELGRADE - Serbia is placed 41st in the 2018 Henley Passport index, which ranks all the passports of the world according to the number of countries their holders can travel to visa-free.

Serbian citizens can travel to 119 countries without visas.

Tanjug file photo, O. Toskic

Balkan countries that are members of the EU fared significantly better than their non-EU neighbours in the latest Passport Index, which ranks countries based on how many other states can be accessed with their respective passports.

On the list, ranked from one to 94, Croatia took 14th place, as 144 countries can be visited using a Croatian passport without a visa.

BELGRADE - "A solution will soon be found for Serbian passports in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM)," Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Marko Djuric said on Saturday, underscoring that Belgrade would not leave Serbs without valid documents of the Republic of Serbia with which they could travel to EU countries.

60,000 Albanians apply for Serbian passports

BELGRADE -- Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said on Friday that the authorities have received about 60,000 passport applications from Kosovo Albanians.

Dodik wants Serbia to give passports to Serbs abroad

BELGRADE -- RS President Milorad Dodik believes it would be good to allow Serbs from abroad to be elected as deputies in the Serbian parliament in Belgrade.

Bosnian Serb entity leader gets Serbian passport

BANJA LUKA -- Milorad Dodik, president of the Serb Republic (RS) - the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina - has been issued a Serbian passport, it has been announced.

Serbian Consul-General in Bosnia Vladimir Nikolić presented the passport to Dodik on Tuesday.