Brussels, 26/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is to plead for the new Member States to benefit from the American visa waiver programme once their borders with the old Member States are lifted, which will probably take place in late 2006. "Full membership of Schengen will provide the occasion to see (...) that these countries fulfil our requirements to the extent that we are prepared to open our borders to them", said the Director General of Justice and Home Affairs, Jonathan...