Euro lawmakers press EU to impose visas on U.S. citizens

[Trajan]

The European Parliament called on the EU executive on Thursday to force Americans to apply for visas before visiting Europe this summer, stepping up pressure to resolve a long-running transatlantic dispute on the issue.

The European Commission stressed it was pursuing a diplomatic resolution to the row, leaving it unlikely that it would act on the vote by lawmakers setting a May deadline to impose visas - a move that could hurt Europe's tourism sector.

Washington refuses to grant visa-free access to people from four east European states and Cyprus, while those from the other 23 member states can enter using the U.S. visa waiver program. EU rules call for equal treatment for all Union citizens.

Commission officials noted a planned EU-U.S. ministerial meeting on June 15 to try and resolve the issue, which has been running since 2014. The EU executive already allowed a deadline for a solution to pass nearly a year ago, without taking action.

Euro lawmakers press EU to impose visas on U.S. citizens

 

[Menelik II]

"Don't care as long as we can still get to Russia"

 

[88m3]

Sucks for US citizens



Apparently the US doesn't want the EU's economic migrants either. I think the visa rules with these states predate the EU for what it's worth.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

This has no effect on 99% of the coli

 

[Trajan]

"Don't care as long as we can still get to Russia"

 

[Ms. Elaine]

Do it!

 

[hashmander]

this is dumb on their part. they're willing to die on that hill for cyprus and some eastern european countries? that wouldn't be a fair trade for america. how about you just allow those 5 countries to demand a visa for american visitors instead of trying to lump them in with france and germany. only corrupt americans and their russian friends want to visit cyprus anyway.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

This is stupid, considering how white people are supposed to be "linking up"

 

[Maschine_Man]

Ya, that ain't happening

 

[88m3]

this is dumb on their part. they're willing to die on that hill for cyprus and some eastern european countries? that wouldn't be a fair trade for america. how about you just allow those 5 countries to demand a visa for american visitors instead of trying to lump them in with france and germany. only corrupt americans and their russian friends want to visit cyprus anyway.

some of them are nato states that we lord over hell they may all be now