Parliament backs rules allowing suspension of visa-free travel only as a last resort

EU News 397/2013

12 September 2013
European Parliament

Reciprocity rules enabling the EU to reimpose visa requirements for nationals of countries that still impose them on EU citizens were adopted by Parliament on Thursday, in a revision of the EU visa regulation. Under the new rules, the EU will also be able to temporarily suspend its visa-free travel arrangements with third countries to halt substantial and sudden increases in irregular migrant numbers or unfounded asylum requests, but only as a last resort.

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http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20130910IPR19556/html/EP-backs-rules-allowing-suspension-of-visa-free-travel-only-as-a-last-resortEP%20revisions%20to%20visa%20regulations%20%28first%20paragraph%29

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