Byzantine Church of St Jovan Kaneo, Lake Ohrid. Photo: Alan Grant
This section lists all documents relevant for the visa liberalisation process of Macedonia. For a narrative of the process for all five Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia), please see "The road to visa-free travel".
ESI analysis
- ESI visa "grade report" (May/June 2009). Detailed analysis.
- Scorecard of progress (22 May 2009)
Visa facilitation and readmission agreements
- Agreement and on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (in force since 1 January 2008)
- Agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (in force since 1 January 2008)
Visa roadmaps
- Visa liberalisation roadmap for Macedonia (presented to the government on 8 May 2008)
Readiness reports by the Macedonian government
- First readiness report (updated October 2008)
- Update (2 February 2009)
- Update (3 March 2009)
- Commission letter (15 July 2009)
Progress assessments by the European Commission
- Assessment by the European Commission (18 May 2009)
- Assessment by the European Commission (24 November 2008)
- ESI document: One-page overview of the Commission's findings
- ESI document: Report from the 24 November meeting with EU member state officials
Other documents
- The Council decision giving Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia visa-free travel (30 November 2009)
- Commission proposal on visa-free travel (15 July 2009)
