TIRANA, April 22 - Albanians will very likely not be able to travel visa-free to much of the European Union in the next few months, as they had originally been promised, according to a leaked report prepared by EU experts on whether Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina met the necessary requirements for visa liberalization.

The two countries had hoped for visa-free travel this summer, but it is now a certainly that will not happen, according to EU officials. Conditions and delays are likely to push the process further, and no exact date is set for final approval, as EU tries to keep pressure on the two governments.

The news comes from a copy of the updated assessment of the implementation by Albania and Bosnia of the roadmap for visa liberalization, which had been obtained by the regional news agency, Balkan Insight. The report “indicates that both countries have progressed in meeting benchmarks, but that more efforts are needed.”

According the Balkan Insight, the report, sent to EU member states last Friday, says Albania has met most of the requirements to get visa-free access to the Schengen Area, but it needs to do more.