On Tuesday 30 May, the European Commission adopted a communication on the control of EU visa waiver regimes in which it examines the operation of the 61 visa waiver regimes that the EU grants to third countries.
It identifies the main challenges in the areas of irregular migration and security, with the visa policy pursued by certain third countries having come under fire from Member States in 2022 on the grounds that they were increasing the number of migrants arriving in the EU.
This...