The European Commission has scrapped a visa-toughening plan aimed at preventing forced prostitution during the World Cup in Germany later this year.
Justice commissioner Franco Frattini on Monday (13 March) said he would not propose visa reintroduction for any country and said he apologised if his views had been "misunderstood," reports Reuters news agency.
Female members of the European Parliament had criticised the plan for only being directed towards women and not towards the m...
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