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Obligations on Visa Reciprocity

Summary

The European Parliament demands that the Commission fulfill its legal duty to implement visa reciprocity measures against countries that do not grant equal travel rights to EU citizens.
10 02.03.2017
Other
administrative law
international relations

Key points

  • The principle of visa reciprocity dictates that EU citizens should enjoy the same travel conditions in a third country as the nationals of that country do when traveling to the EU.
  • A specific mechanism exists to address situations where visa reciprocity is not met, allowing for escalating measures against the non-compliant country.
  • The Commission is legally required to adopt a measure that temporarily suspends visa exemptions for countries that do not lift their visa requirements for EU citizens.
  • The legal deadline for the Commission to act on these notifications expired on April 12, 2016.
Documents (PDFs)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on obligations of the Commission in the field of visa reciprocity in accordance with Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 Obligations in the field of visa reciprocity
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