Citizens of Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro should be allowed to travel to most EU nations without visas, the European Commission has proposed.“This is a historic moment in our relations with countries of the Western Balkans,” said EU Justice and Home Affairs Commissioner Jacques Barrot.
The changes, if approved by all 27 EU members and the parliament, would apply from 1 January 2010.
It would mean travellers could visit all the countries in the Schengen zone.
The Schengen zone includes 25 European countries - the 27 EU members, minus the UK, Ireland, Lithuania, Romania and Cyprus; plus Norway, Iceland and Switzerland.
The EU Commission decided against making the same recommendation for Albania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, and Kosovo.