Belarusian civil society activists and EU border traders are to get special exemptions from Schengen zone visa price hikes in 2007, with some member states still fighting for further concessions.
The price of a visa for the EU's borderless Schengen zone is to go up from €35 to €60 next year due to higher costs for the so-called SIS II border control system which uses biometric data.
EU home affairs ministers plan to sign off the changes on 27 April, with new prices formally in e...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.