EU interior ministers are expected to approve on Friday an “emergency brake” that would allow member countries to temporarily suspend visa-free travel for non-EU citizens.
Germany and France led a push for the measure to assuage fears in national capitals that non-EU citizens could travel to the bloc in large numbers. The European Commission came up with a proposal in early May, and the national ministers will back it on Friday.
“For many member states this is a pre-requisite” for further visa liberalization, a EU official said.
There are four countries in the process of securing visa-free travel to the Schengen area: Georgia, …read more
Source: POLITICO – Europe Edition
