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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9620

12 March 2008
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
EU to try to persuade United States to negotiate visa exemptions with it

Brussels, 11/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 13 March, the EU will try to dissuade the United States from engaging in bilateral negotiations with individual member states on new security requirements linked to US legislation on visa exemption - the Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) - at the EU-US justice and home affairs ministerial troika meeting.

This long-awaited meeting will give the EU the opportunity to show its ability to defend Community interests in this conflict over visas that...

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