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发帖数: 26623 | 1 The European Parliament has voted to end visa-free travel for Americans
within the EU.
It comes after the US failed to agree visa-free travel for citizens of five
EU countries—Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania—as part of a
reciprocity agreement. US citizens can normally travel to all countries in
the bloc without a visa.
The vote by the parliament's civil liberties committee means Americans will
have to apply for extra documents for the next 12 months.
The European Commission discovered three years ago that the US was not
meeting its obligations under the reciprocity agreement but has not yet
taken any legal action.
Australia, Brunei, Japan and Canada were also failing in their obligations,
but all four have lifted, or are soon to lift, any visa restrictions on
travel for EU citizens.
Following the committee's vote the Commission must act to suspend the visa
waiver for Americans, but the European Parliament or the Council of the
European Union may object.
Just days ago the Council said it would liberalise the visa regime for
citizens of Georgia travelling into the EU.
Georgians can now, subject to final approval of the regulation, stay in any
EU country for 90 days in any period of 180 days without needing a visa.
Carmelo Abela, Malta's minister for national security, said: "This agreement
will bring the people of Georgia and the EU closer together and will
strengthen tourism and business ties. It follows the completion of the
necessary reforms by Georgia, addressing document security, border
management, migration and asylum."
Last month it was reported that the EU was considering the adoption of a US-
style electronic travel permit scheme—a move which could create a new
administrative hurdle for British tourists after Brexit.
Immigration minister Robert Goodwill told Parliament the EU was discussing
the possibility of introducing a version of America's Electronic System for
Travel Authorisation (ESTA).
Currently foreign travellers must pay a fee of $14 (£11) when they
complete ESTA, an automated online system which determines their eligibility
to travel to the US.
"British people are now used to the US ESTA scheme and, therefore, we view
with interest how the European scheme might develop and what similarities,
and differences, there may be to the US scheme," Mr Goodwill said.
"This type of scheme is generally there to help enhance security. To get to
know as much as possible about the people who are intending to travel. It
isn't just flights, it could be people using ferries, or other border
crossings into the European Union."
Alan Brown, an SNP member of the European Scrutiny Committee, pointed out
that Leave advocates in the referendum campaign had said there would be no
need for visa-like travel schemes after Brexit. | h*******n
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【在 h*******n 的大作中提到】
: EU是脱裤子放屁 除非真不想要北约了
| D**s
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[在 gjq (不好啦,咕咚掉到井里啦) 的大作中提到：]
:The European Parliament has voted to end visa-free travel for Americans
:within the EU.
:It comes after the US failed to agree visa-free travel for citizens of five
EU countries—Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania—as part of a
:reciprocity agreement. US citizens can normally travel to all countries in
:the bloc without a visa.
:The vote by the parliament's civil liberties committee means Americans
will have to apply for extra documents for the next 12 months.
:The European Commission discovered three years ago that the US was not
:meeting its obligations under the reciprocity agreement but has not yet
:taken any legal action.
:Australia, Brunei, Japan and Canada were also failing in their obligations,
but all four have lifted, or are soon to lift, any visa restrictions on
:.......... | t*d
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