Influx asylum seekers from Serbia

The European Commission has seen a sharp rise in the number of asylum seekers from Serbia and Macedonia. Serbian and Macedonian interior ministers, Ivica Dacic and Gordana Jankulovska have been requested to take concrete measures to reduce the abuse of visa-free travel to EU countries, specifically to Belgium and Germany.

Wolfram Maas, German ambassador to Serbia, said that many asylum seekers from Serbia are seeking to improve their standard of living. People from Serbia do not have a reason to seek asylum in the EU, he said.