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EU threatens visa requirement for US diplomats
07-24-2008, 08:40 PM
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EU threatens visa requirement for US diplomats
EU threatens visa requirement for US diplomats

BRUSSELS: The European Commission will propose forcing US diplomats to apply for visas to travel to the European Union from Jan. 1, 2009 unless Washington moves towards granting citizens of all EU states visa-free entry. “No tangible progress has been made regarding the United States despite all efforts of the Commission and individual member states,” the EU executive said on Wednesday. “Citizens of 12 EU member states continue to require a visa when travelling to the United States,” a statement said. “Therefore, the Commission will propose retaliatory measures e.g. temporary restoration of the visa requirement for US nationals holding diplomatic and service/official passports as from January 1, 2009 if no progress is achieved.” Most older EU states belong to the US visa waiver programme, which allows their citizens to travel without visas. But this does not apply to 11 of the 12 mostly ex-communist countries that joined the 27-member bloc in 2004 and 2007, or older member Greece. Visas are a sensitive issue in EU-US relations. Washington’s refusal to extend its visa waiver systematically to all EU newcomers causes resentment in countries that are among the most loyal US allies - some with troops fighting under American command in Iraq and Afghanistan. The United States has said it plans to allow some new EU states in its visa free programme this year. The EU executive says its January 1 threat is meant to put pressure on the United States to deliver on this announcement. reuters

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