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Law

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The area of border and migration is fairly new in Kosovo, especially when considering legislation adopted and en-force related to this area. The initial Law (Law on Foreigners) dealing with migration was drafted only in 2008 (after Kosovo declared its independence) and entered into force in 2009, while the first legislative piece that ‘dealt’ with border and migration was adopted only in 2005, that was the UNMIK Regulation No. 2005/16, approved by the Special Representative of the Secretary General of UN. This regulation (on the Movement of Persons Into and Out of Kosovo) consisted of only 28 articles and covered the areas of entry, stay and exit of ‘foreigners’, refugees as well as border control. These areas are now regulated with three specific Laws and number of sub-legal acts (Administrative Instructions) Standard Operation Procedures (SOP’s).This area of legislation deals directly with the national security related concerns, as well as directly relates with the Government of Kosovo’s top priorities; one being visa liberalization of Kosovo with European Union; and the highest strategic priority of the Kosovo’s Government, being the full integration of the Republic of Kosovo into the European Union, that requires the harmonization of Kosovo’s Legislation with the EU Acquis Communitaire. This study aims to give an overall picture to the Kosovo’s legislation in the area of Border and Migration Management and its compatibility with the EU Acquis covering the respective area.

Keywords:

Border, Migration, Legislation, EU, Foreigners

Session Chair

Berat Aqifi

Session Co-Chair

Alban Lauka

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-437-25-7

First Page

170

Last Page

178

Location

Durres, Albania

Start Date

2-11-2013 3:00 PM

End Date

2-11-2013 3:15 PM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2013.49

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Legislative Framework Of The Republic Of Kosovo In The Area Of Border And Migration And Its Accordance With Eu Acquis

Durres, Albania

The area of border and migration is fairly new in Kosovo, especially when considering legislation adopted and en-force related to this area. The initial Law (Law on Foreigners) dealing with migration was drafted only in 2008 (after Kosovo declared its independence) and entered into force in 2009, while the first legislative piece that ‘dealt’ with border and migration was adopted only in 2005, that was the UNMIK Regulation No. 2005/16, approved by the Special Representative of the Secretary General of UN. This regulation (on the Movement of Persons Into and Out of Kosovo) consisted of only 28 articles and covered the areas of entry, stay and exit of ‘foreigners’, refugees as well as border control. These areas are now regulated with three specific Laws and number of sub-legal acts (Administrative Instructions) Standard Operation Procedures (SOP’s).This area of legislation deals directly with the national security related concerns, as well as directly relates with the Government of Kosovo’s top priorities; one being visa liberalization of Kosovo with European Union; and the highest strategic priority of the Kosovo’s Government, being the full integration of the Republic of Kosovo into the European Union, that requires the harmonization of Kosovo’s Legislation with the EU Acquis Communitaire. This study aims to give an overall picture to the Kosovo’s legislation in the area of Border and Migration Management and its compatibility with the EU Acquis covering the respective area.