Albanians to travel to Kosovo with ID only

TIRANA, June 1 – Albanian citizens will need only an electronic ID card to travel to neighbouring Kosovo, according to an agreement effective on Tuesday, for the tourist season and possibly beyond.
A reciprocal summer agreement for Kosovo citizens has been in effect in Albania for years.
Albanians became with an ID since last year and many of them have now also a biometric passport, one of the main requests for them to get the visa-free regime with the European Union Shengen area countries.
But until now Albanians could use its ID only inside the country.
The European Commission’s (EC) recommendation last week to proceed with the process of visa liberalization for Albania has prompted a wave of applications for biometric passports. The interior ministry said on Sunday that authorities received an unusually high number of applications late last week.