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The debate has revealed deep divisions between EU member states (Photo: EUobserver)

EU unity to be tested over US visa-free regime

EU interior ministers are gathering in Brussels for what is likely to be a heated battle over how the European Union should react to new US travel security demands, with member states split between those who enjoy visa-free travel to the United States and those who do not.

On Thursday (28 February), all 27 ministers will try to agree a "common position" on a set of requirements tabled by Washington, while taking into account a bilateral agreement between the US and the Czech Republic. <...

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The debate has revealed deep divisions between EU member states (Photo: EUobserver)

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