The new rules for issuing short-stay visas (up to 90 days over a period of 180 days) in the European Union to nationals of more than 100 third countries, agreed by Council and European Parliament negotiators on Tuesday 29 January (see EUROPE 12182), establish a link with third countries' cooperation on the readmission of their nationals.
As proposed by the Commission (see EUROPE 11981), visa fees, decision times and validity periods for multiple-entry visas could indeed be adapted if...