On Wednesday 13 March, the European Parliament adopted new rules for the Visa Information System (VIS) and validated its position on EU funds intended for migration and internal security.
In the first vote, the assembly approved the report by Portuguese MEP Carlos Coelho (EPP) that was adopted in early February in committee (see EUROPE B12187A5); this provided for mandatory security checks in all EU databases to detect multiple and fraudulent identities. Long-stay visas, golden visas or...