US visa dispute divides the EU

Visa-free travel to the United States remains one area in which not all EU countries are treated equally. A growing number of side deals are undercutting the bloc's efforts to negotiate a collective policy.

Wikipedia: Visa Waiver Program http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_Waiver_Program

EUObserver, 11.3.08: EU unity at stake over US visa-regime issue, Brussels warns http://euobserver.com/9/25809

European Commission: Press Release: IP/08/424: Commission recommends negotiations for an agreement with the United States of America on certain conditions for access to the US Visa Waiver Program http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/424&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Deutsche Welle, 12.3.08: Europe Struggles to End US Visa Restrictions http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3189010,00.html

BBC News, 13.3.08: EU-US agree on visa waiver talks http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7294831.stm

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