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CountAllVotes

(20,876 posts) Fri Mar 3, 2017, 02:23 PM Mar 2017

European Parliament votes to end visa-free travel for Americans

The European Parliament has voted to end visa-free travel for Americans within the EU.

It comes after the US failed to agree visa-free travel for citizens of five EU countries – Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania – as part of a reciprocity agreement. US citizens can normally travel to all countries in the bloc without a visa.

The vote urges the revocation of the scheme within two months, meaning Americans will have to apply for extra documents for 12 months after the European Commission implements a “delegated act” to bring the change into effect.

The Commission discovered three years ago that the US was not meeting its obligations under the reciprocity agreement but has not yet taken any legal action. The latest vote, prepared by the civil liberties committee and approved by a plenary session of parliament, gives the Commission two months to act before MEPs can consider action in the European Court of Justice.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/european-parliament-ends-visa-free-131026287.html?.tsrc=fauxdal

So much for having that great trip with a tour of Europe! No Americans need apply unless you have a VISA!

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That is just great angrychair Mar 2017 #1

Wonderful! Now my son has to get s visa to visit his in-laws in Romania! $160 he wouldn't need to napi21 Mar 2017 #2

Tit for tat for the MAGA crowd. How many of them have ever traveled past US borders, tho? nt Hekate Mar 2017 #3

Next, you'll need an exit visa to travel outside of the US. MineralMan Mar 2017 #4

Thanks, tRump. trof Mar 2017 #5

This just gets worse and worse! Initech Mar 2017 #6

I traveled all over Europe CountAllVotes Mar 2017 #7

(American) Elections Have Consequences. Stinky The Clown Mar 2017 #8

Seems appropriate. Hortensis Mar 2017 #9

Good. The rest of the world are standing up to the school bully. Doodley Mar 2017 #10

angrychair

(8,702 posts)

1. That is just great

Reply to CountAllVotes (Original post)

Fri Mar 3, 2017, 02:29 PM

Mar 2017

This is becoming a clusterfuck

napi21

(45,806 posts)

2. Wonderful! Now my son has to get s visa to visit his in-laws in Romania! $160 he wouldn't need to

Reply to CountAllVotes (Original post)

Fri Mar 3, 2017, 02:48 PM

Mar 2017

spend if our new dictator wasn't so much of a JA!

Hekate

(90,714 posts)

3. Tit for tat for the MAGA crowd. How many of them have ever traveled past US borders, tho? nt

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Fri Mar 3, 2017, 02:53 PM

Mar 2017

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

4. Next, you'll need an exit visa to travel outside of the US.

Reply to CountAllVotes (Original post)

Fri Mar 3, 2017, 02:54 PM

Mar 2017

Some US Customs guy will interrogate you at the airport:

"Why are you leaving the United States, citizen?"
"tourism..."
"Why do you not do your tourism in your own country, citizen."
"i want to visit Europe."
Insufficient reason. Exit visa denied!"

trof

(54,256 posts)

5. Thanks, tRump.

Reply to CountAllVotes (Original post)

Fri Mar 3, 2017, 02:55 PM

Mar 2017

Actions have consequences.

Initech

(100,081 posts)

6. This just gets worse and worse!

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Fri Mar 3, 2017, 02:56 PM

Mar 2017

CountAllVotes

(20,876 posts)

7. I traveled all over Europe

Reply to CountAllVotes (Original post)

Fri Mar 3, 2017, 03:22 PM

Mar 2017

It was a # of years ago yes, but it was on a tour that left out of London. The cost (hotel/food included) was $1100.00 for THREE WEEKS. It was a great deal at the time and I could not consider doing it now as I wouldn't have a VISA that would cover my ass on a with a busload of people from England and the complications involved with the Brexit.

This will hit Europe in the pocket as they just love Americans, esp. their $$$!

Dumb move Angela, very dumb.

Sad isn't it? Just a little bit?

Shameless 'effin ....
!!!!!

Stinky The Clown

(67,808 posts)

8. (American) Elections Have Consequences.

Reply to CountAllVotes (Original post)

Fri Mar 3, 2017, 03:26 PM

Mar 2017

The deporables are the same subset that thinks civilizations ends a half mile off our shores.

Fucking assholes. THIS is what you get when you vote stupid.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

9. Seems appropriate.

Reply to CountAllVotes (Original post)

Fri Mar 3, 2017, 03:31 PM

Mar 2017

And if it hurts European tourism, well, a lot of Europeans are also conservatives of the trumpster variety. Letting them observe and feel the big-rock-in-pond consequences of losing the "way things used to be" is not the worst thing in the world.

Doodley

(9,095 posts)

10. Good. The rest of the world are standing up to the school bully.

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Fri Mar 3, 2017, 03:35 PM

Mar 2017

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