A common visa policy to spur growth in the EU
In a strategic Communication adopted today, the Commission examines how the implementation and development of the common visa policy could help growth in the EU by facilitating travel opportunities for third country nationals willing to visit the EU.
Today, the Commission is invited to adopt two important texts in the area of visa policy:
- A proposal for a Regulation amending the lists of visa requiring and visa exempted third countries (Regulation 539/2001);
- A report on the functioning of the Local Schengen Cooperation.
This is the occasion, in light of the Declaration of the 4th T20 meeting held in Mérida, Mexico, on 16 May 2012 and endorsed by G20 Ministers, to consider the economic impact of visa policy on the wider EU economy, and in particular on tourism, and to explore how this can be taken into account to ensure greater coherence with the growth objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy.
More information is available on the DG Home Affairs News section.