15/12/2016 (Agence Europe) – During a plenary session, the European Parliament adopted the visa waiver suspension mechanism (485 votes in favour, 132 against and 21 abstentions). This will allow one or several member states to re-establish visa requirements for certain nationals in non-EU countries where a visa liberalisation system exists (EUROPE 11685). This mechanism can be triggered in the event of increases in irregular migration or security risks. Other criteria for triggering the...