Summary
This proposal updates how the EU can temporarily suspend visa-free travel for certain countries, making the process faster and more flexible while adding human rights safeguards. 10 08.03.2017
Other
human rights
public safety
european union
administrative law
public administration
Key points
- The proposal aims to modernize and speed up the mechanism used to suspend visa-free travel for certain countries.
- New grounds for suspending visa exemptions are introduced, such as increased security risks or failure by a country to cooperate in returning its citizens.
- The response time for the Commission to act on a suspension notification is significantly shortened.
- The Commission is required to monitor human rights situations in third countries and report regularly to the European Parliament.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (revision of the suspension mechanism)
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: revision of the suspension mechanism ***I
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