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EU may require visas from Americans and Canadians -EU source

Published 2016-04-07, 06:33 a/m
© Reuters. EU may require visas from Americans and Canadians -EU source

BRUSSELS, April 7 (Reuters) - The European Union executive
is considering whether to make U.S. and Canadian citizens apply
for visas before travelling to the bloc in a move that could
raise tensions as Brussels negotiates a free trade pact with
Washington.
The European Commission will debate the issue, prompted by
U.S. and Canadian refusals to waive their visa requirements for
holders of some EU member states' passports, at a meeting next
Tuesday. That is just over a week before U.S. President Barack
Obama arrives in Europe on a visit that will include discussions
on trade.
"A political debate and decision is obviously needed on such
an important issue. But there is a real risk that the EU would
move towards visas for the two," an EU source said.
Washington and Ottawa both demand visas before travelling
for Romanians and Bulgarians, whose states joined the EU in
2007. The United States also excludes Croatians, Cypriots and
Poles from a visa waiver scheme offered to other EU citizens.
Europe's Schengen area, comprising 26 states, most of which
are in the 28-member EU, has a common visa system. Poland is a
member of Schengen, and the other four states are due to join.
Trade negotiations between Brussels and Washington are at a
crucial point since both sides believe their transatlantic
agreement, known as TTIP, stands a better chance of passing
before President Barack Obama leaves the White House in January.
Obama is due to visit Britain before meeting German
Chancellor Angela Merkel at a trade fair in Hanover on April 24.

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