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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10087

27 February 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha

26/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 25 February, the American Senate adopted a bill- the "Travel Promotion Act"- which provides for a tax of $10 to be paid when entering the United States, in order to fund the promotion of tourism in the country. The European Commission, which takes the view that this tax is "counter-productive", is awaiting the entry into force of the law and will submit a report to the member states to assess whether this tax is similar in nature to a visa (EUROPE...

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