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Article: JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS: MEMBER STATES DESIGN NEW DATA BASE OF VISAS.(Brief Article)
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- European Report
- Article date:
- March 23, 2002
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A provisional go-ahead for the data base was given by the EU's Justice and Home Affairs Ministers when they met informally in Santiago da Compostela on February 13-15. However, the details still need to be fleshed out, as there is currently no concrete plan on the table. Ultimately, the EU Council of Ministers will have to approve the plan unanimously, after consulting the European Parliament. It should be noted that Ireland, the United Kingdom and Denmark have an opt-out on EU visa policy.The Spanish Presidency believes the main objective of the data base should be to boost co-operation between embassies, consuls and border control authorities. Germany says it could help ...