Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Passport" produced 93 items.
| 1. The lost art of diplomacy? | January 19, 2012 |
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Are former Austrian ministers about to lose their diplomatic passports? Austrian ministers have a right to keep their diplomatic passports when they leave the government. A... |
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| 2. Plan to modernise EU border controls | October 30, 2011 |
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Commission outlines plan for entry/exit system and a registered travellers' programme. The European Commission is to propose measures to keep track of travellers entering or... |
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| 3. UN to assess prospects for peace in Cyprus | October 29, 2011 |
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Ban Ki-moon to meet the leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities. Ban Ki-moon, the secretary-general of the United Nations, is to meet the leaders of the Greek... |
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| 4. The EU's eastern frontier | July 28, 2011 |
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Schengen requirements have led to a drop in visa applications from the country's eastern neighbours and changed travel patterns. In the months after Poland joined the... |
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| 5. The haves and the have-nots | July 20, 2011 |
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The EU's borders are much tighter in some areas than others, and that can cause problems. Controls over who enters the territory of the European Union consist principally of... |
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| 6. The vulnerabilities of Schengen | May 19, 2011 |
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Divisions emerge over Schengen rules, while Commission is irritated by national decisions. The European Union has to find more robust ways of dealing with sudden surges in... |
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| 7. Albania, Bosnia get visa-free travel | November 8, 2010 |
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Rules to take effect in mid-December. EU interior ministers today (8 November) decided to lift visa requirements for citizens of Albania and of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The... |
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| 8. French demands mean hedge funds deal faces further delay | October 14, 2010 |
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France has concerns over non-EU funds but Belgium still hoping to secure a deal. Hopes that an agreement on regulating hedge funds and other alternative investment funds... |
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| 9. Visa-free travel between Russia and the EU? Yes, but not yet | September 9, 2010 |
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Removing visas for Russians at this point would undermine the EU's Eastern Partnership and the rule of law. The political momentum behind visa-free travel between Russia and... |
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| 10. A borderline argument | August 26, 2010 |
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France's concerns about Roma immigrants is not the greatest threat to Romania's membership of the Schengen zone. In the face of mounting criticism of its programme to deport... |
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| 11. Commission wants visa waiver for Taiwan | July 5, 2010 |
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Member states and MEPs required to back proposal before new rules take effect. The European Commission has asked the European Union's member states to lift visa requirements... | |
| 12. Towards a secure, visa-free Europe | June 10, 2010 |
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‘Visa dialogue' is less about visas than about finding the best way to secure legitimate interests. The debate on visa liberalisation for the EU's neighbours is highly... |
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| 13. Passport impasse | May 20, 2010 |
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Dazzling diplomatic footwork from Spain. Spain, the holder of the presidency of the EU's Council of Ministers, has just executed some dazzling diplomatic footwork in... | |
| 14. Dodging visa-bans | February 25, 2010 |
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Libyan defence minister attends meeting, EU foreign policy chief does not. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton did not attend the two-day informal meeting of EU defence... | |
| 15. EU condemns use of false passports in Hamas killing | February 22, 2010 |
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The European Union has condemned the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, thought to be a senior commander of Hamas, a radical Palestinian group, and the use of EU... | |
| 16. Libya bars EU citizens | February 16, 2010 |
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Refusal to grant visas as retaliation against Swiss visa ban on Libyan regime figures. Libya is refusing to grant visas to most citizens of the European Union as retaliation... |
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| 17. EU ends visas for three Balkan states | November 30, 2009 |
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Macedonians, Montenegrins and Serbs will be able to travel freely across the Schengen zone. Citizens of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia will be able to travel throughout... | |
| 18. Visa decison was a terrible miscalculation | July 23, 2009 |
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The Commission got it wrong by maintaining visa restrictions on citizens of Bosnia. The European Commission made a huge and shameful mistake when, on 15 July, it decided to... | |
| 19. News in brief | July 16, 2009 |
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| 20. Commission to call for visa scrapping | July 9, 2009 |
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Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina lagging behind in efforts to meet EU requirements. The European Commission is to propose next Tuesday (14 July) that EU member states... | |
