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EU set to tighten up visa regime on external borders

Photo Customs Administration of Slovenia (BRUSSELS) – The EU Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement Tuesday to make Europe’s external borders more secure, approving a proposal to revise and…

EU states look to coordinate COVID travel measures

Photo Customs Administration of Slovenia (LUXEMBOURG) – The EU adopted Tuesday a common framework on travel measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with recommendations to help states take decisions…

Go-ahead for new entry/exit system for EU borders

Photo Customs Administration of Slovenia (STRASBOURG) – The European Parliament gave the go-ahead Wednesday to a common electronic entry/exit system to register entry and exit data of non-EU nationals crossing…

Brussels signals end to temporary border controls

Photo by BlueMars (BRUSSELS) – The EU Commission recommended Wednesday that Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway phase out the temporary controls at some of their internal Schengen borders over…

EU border checks to stop foreign fighters

Frontex border controls (STRASBOURG) – All EU citizens and third country nationals entering or leaving the EU will be systematically checked against databases, e.g. of lost and stolen documents, under…