After weeks of negotiations, the European Parliament and Council of the EU reached agreement on Wednesday 7 December on the mechanism for suspending visa-free travel schemes to allow the more rapid and easier reintroduction of visa requirements.
On Thursday 8 December, the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee approved this interinstitutional agreement by a wide majority (37 to 9 with 5 abstentions). The presidents of the European Council, Donald Tusk, and the European...