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Visa Waiver Program will not be extended before 2011

Brussels, 03/11/2010 (Agence Europe) - The United States is not expected to be able to include other countries of the EU in its Visa Waiver Program (VWP) before 2011, which means that attempts on the European side to put an end to discriminations between the citizens of the Union have failed. Currently, the nationals of 23 member states are able to visit the United States without a visa, if they obtain an electronic travel permit- ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization). Only four...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Reasons for Treaty revision and prospects of this helping to provide EU with permanent financial crisis mechanism
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/US: EU remains “zen” after election setbacks for Barack Obama
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST: EU welcomes high turnout in first round of presidential elections
(EU) EU/TANZANIA: Catherine Ashton pleased with peaceful elections
(EU) EU/IRAN: EU still greatly concerned despite stay of execution for Ashtiani
(EU) EU/BRAZIL: Van Rompuy writes to Rousseff calling for closer relations
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF THE UNION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR: Common framework for final waste storage
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EU to agree to Russian-Polish gas contract imminently
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Finland moots a crisis management mechanism
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Consultation on rating agencies
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: EU convenes extraordinary meeting for Friday
(EU) EU/JHA: Discrimination - factor in youth violence
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Visa Waiver Program will not be extended before 2011
(EU) EU/BIODIVERSITY: Post-2010 strategy to be unveiled this year
(EU) EU/GMO: Commission suspected of wanting to allow GMO crops
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Via Campesina wants CAP that is GMO-free and for all
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Increasing production without affecting environment
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Buzzing to save bees
(EU) EU/FOODSTUFFS:
(EU) EU/SPACE: Commission decides against developing space strategy
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Court expected to report fall in error level in 2009
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: CPMR President meets Commissioner Andor
(EU) EU/GENDER EQUALITY: Czech Republic receives reasoned opinion
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: Cases against Germany and United Kingdom closed
(EU) EU/DIGITAL: GÉANT celebrates tenth anniversary
(EU) EU/BROADCASTING: New services pose copyright challenge
(EU) EU/COMPETITON:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court rules on state failures
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan in favour of Spain's national grid
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