{"id":11232,"date":"2017-03-02T13:24:33","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T13:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.epi.org.mk\/%d1%80%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5-%d0%b2%d0%be-%d0%b1%d0%b5%d0%b7%d0%b2%d0%b8%d0%b7%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%be%d1%82-%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b6%d0%b8%d0%bc-%d0%b4%d0%be%d0%ba%d1%83%d0%bc%d0%b5%d0%bd%d1%82-%d0%b7\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T02:33:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T00:33:51","slug":"%d1%80%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5-%d0%b2%d0%be-%d0%b1%d0%b5%d0%b7%d0%b2%d0%b8%d0%b7%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%be%d1%82-%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b6%d0%b8%d0%bc-%d0%b4%d0%be%d0%ba%d1%83%d0%bc%d0%b5%d0%bd%d1%82-%d0%b7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/sq\/post\/11232?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"[Policy paper] Roma in the Visa &#8211; Free Regime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Since the introduction of visa liberalization in 2009, the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia can travel visa-free to the Schengen countries. This change was welcomed as a great benefit due to its cutting the costs for obtaining a visa and the elimination of the visa administrative procedure. Nevertheless, it also caused an influx of asylum applications in EU member states. In order to ease the pressure resulting from this trend, the Republic of Macedonia, in danger of having its visa-waiver suspended, undertook measures to combat this phenomenon together with EU member states. The implemented measures resulted in changes in legislation, assessment\u00a0 \u00a0procedures, fast-tracking asylum applications and information campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Having said the above, this paper aims to examine the implemented measures and their impact, using desk research and analysis of all relevant domestic and international laws, documents and researches. Unfortunately, our research shows that these measures committed a great violation of fundamental rights of the members of the Roma community living in the Republic of Macedonia by restricting their right to freedom of movement and their right to equality and by violating their dignity. Due to the undertaken measures, approximately 20.000 Roma were refused their right to leave the country, while many were fasttracked and forcibly returned to Macedonia from EU countries. Moreover, the general perception about Roma has been worsened as the Macedonian media framed them as the ones at fault for the possible suspension of the visa-free regime. The stakeholders should not seek a solution by introducing discriminatory changes in the administrative procedures and legislation, but should develop sustainable policies and practices so the issue of misuse of the visa-free regime is permanently resolved.<\/p>\n<p>Read the publication <a href=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/docs\/Roma%20in%20the%20Visa%20-%20Free%20Regime_policy%20paper.pdf\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/docs\/Roma%20in%20the%20Visa%20-%20Free%20Regime_policy%20paper.pdf\" target=\"_self\" class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_shadow_3d  vc_box_border_grey\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/roma_visa.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"roma_visa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/roma_visa.png 318w, https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/roma_visa-222x300.png 222w, https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/roma_visa-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since the introduction of visa liberalization in 2009, the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia can travel visa-free to the Schengen countries. This change was welcomed as a great benefit due to its cutting the costs for obtaining a visa and the elimination of the visa administrative procedure. 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