Haradinaj: Albanian Citizenship and Serbia

haradinaj: Many Kosovars have been granted Albanian citizenship in order to profit from the country's visa-free regime with the European Union's Schengen member countries, according to Metro News. Kosovo is the only country in Western Balkans whose citizens still need a visa to visit the Schengen zone. Bujar Nishani on Monday issued a decree granting Albanian citizenship to Haradinaj and his wife Anita. Haradinaj is in France on judicial supervision awaiting a court decision on whether he will be extradited to Serbia. Haradinaj, a guerrilla fighter in Kosovo's 1998-1999 war for independence from Serbia, has been cleared of war crimes charges by a U.N. tribunal. He was detained in January following arrest warrants from Serbia on war crimes charges. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.