New EU member states will not be automatically eligible for the visa waiver with the US - nor will they be able to invoke a law requiring solidarity from other member states on the issue.
Reacting to media reports that countries such as Poland and the Czech Republic will press for the visa arrangement to be extended to all 25 member states, US under-secretary for border security Asa Hutchinson said assessment would be made on a "country-by-country" basis.
Speaking in Brussels on M...
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