'EU may require visas from US citizens'
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23-Jul-2008

The EU has warned the US of retaliatory measures if citizens of the 27-nation bloc are not granted visa-free entry within five months.

"No tangible progress has been made regarding the United States despite all efforts of the Commission and individual member states," European Union Justice and Security Commissioner Jacques Barrot said in the statement.

Washington's visa waiver program allows visitors to travel to the US for up to 90 days for business or pleasure without a visa.

Most EU states do belong to the program, and eleven of the twelve new member states will have to go through an application procedure that can take up to 90 days before traveling to the US.

This is while US citizens do not require visas when traveling to any of the 27 EU countries.

"Citizens of twelve EU member states continue to require a visa when traveling to the United States," the statement read.

“Therefore, the Commission will propose retaliatory measures e.g. temporary restoration of the visa requirement for US nationals holding diplomatic and service/official passports as from January 1, 2009 if no progress is achieved.” it added.

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