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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10080

18 February 2010
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/libya
Schengen area countries “taken hostage” in continued Swiss-Libya dispute

Brussels, 17/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has attacked the “unilateral and disproportionate decision” taken by Libya on 14 February to no longer grant visas to Schengen area country nationals. This measure was taken as part of the dispute between Switzerland, which is a member of the Schengen agreement. The decision now includes all Schengen members and is a consequence of the escalation in the dispute between Libya and Switzerland regarding the arrest made in Geneva...

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