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Written by Infusion Crew
Saturday, 16 January 2010 23:35 |
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Exit Festival confirmed that next year’s event will take place between July 8 and July 11 just as the European Union announced it’s to scrap visa requirements for citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia from December 19. Exit head of press Rajko Bozic said the Exit team and people throughout Serbia are absolutely delighted. “It's a hugely big deal for us, not just in practical terms but also symbolically,” said Rajko. “Serbia’s been effectively quarantined since the early 90s and many people lost hope that we would ever be able to travel freely around Europe. Many people I know were crying when they were watching the TV news announcing the visa changes,” he said. Initially launching as a protest against Serbian nationalist leader Milosevic’s totalitarian regime in 1999, the massively popular European event began actively campaigning for visa liberalisation in 2002 inviting the European Commissioner for Enlargement Oli Rehn to the Novi Sad Festival to debate the issue soon after.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 18 January 2010 23:12 )
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Exit Festival confirmed that next year’s event will take place between July 8 and July 11 just as the European Union announced it’s to scrap visa requirements for citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia from December 19. Exit head of press Rajko Bozic said the Exit team and people throughout Serbia are absolutely delighted. “It's a hugely big deal for us, not just in practical terms but also symbolically,” said Rajko. “Serbia’s been effectively quarantined since the early 90s and many people lost hope that we would ever be able to travel freely around Europe. Many people I know were crying when they were watching the TV news announcing the visa changes,” he said. Initially launching as a protest against Serbian nationalist leader Milosevic’s totalitarian regime in 1999, the massively popular European event began actively campaigning for visa liberalisation in 2002 inviting the European Commissioner for Enlargement Oli Rehn to the Novi Sad Festival to debate the issue soon after.
