Extremely alarming news - there can be NO doubt that next month the muslim floodgates will be open with the hoardes undoubtedly flocking to the benefits-rich UK. This will greatly accelerate the Islamisation of Europe and the UK courtesy of the traitorous EU Dhimmicrats.

Interesting how the British mainstream media has "buried" the story:

Latest update: 08/11/2010  - Albania - Bosnia and Herzegovina - European Union - travel

EU officials lift travel restrictions for Albanians and Bosnians

  European Union ministers have said visa requirements for Albanians and Bosnians would be lifted starting in December as the two states work towards EU membership, but warned that visas could be re-imposed if travel rules are abused. By News Wires (text)

The bloc’s home affairs ministers approved a proposal by the EU executive, the European Commission, to scrap travel restrictions for holders of biometric passports, that have a digitally recorded photo, during a meeting in Brussels.

However, they insisted the European Commission would continue to monitor how the two countries comply with EU rules on border controls and passport security, underscoring reluctance in the bloc to open up to unrestricted travel.

Some EU governments doubt the two EU membership hopefuls can cope with issues such as illegal immigration and trafficking along drug routes from Asia to Europe, because of weak institutions and alleged corruption.

Such concerns increased after a relaxation of visa requirements for citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia last year led to a spike in applications for asylum in the EU from the three western Balkan states.

“This has ... prompted the European Commission to set up a post-visa monitoring process that aims at preventing risks of misuse and abuse of the asylum procedures,” said the EU’s commissioner for internal affairs, Cecilia Malmstrom.

“A visa-free regime also comes with responsibilities,” she said in a statement, commenting on the ministers’ decision.

The ministers warned Albania and Bosnia, as well as other Balkan EU hopefuls, that visas could be re-imposed if travel rules are abused.

Along with the other Balkan states, Albania and Bosnia hope to join the 27-member European Union, but face years of difficult democratic reforms that have been slow to take off because of ethnic tensions and alleged corruption.

In Albania, controversy over 2009 national elections continues to hamper relations between the government and the opposition, resulting in a policy standstill. Bosnia is mired in ethnic strife between Serb, Croat and Muslim parties.

EU governments have so far discouraged Bosnia from submitting an official application to join the bloc, saying its democratic reforms are too far behind its regional peers.

Albania has applied but is expected to suffer a setback this week, when the European Commission is expected to deny Tirana the status of EU candidate for now.