The European Commission wants to grant visa-free travel to 16 island nations as part of a larger effort to boost tourism in Europe.
The proposal would entitle Island nation citizens with a valid passport to stay in Europe for up to 90 days.
"We need to attract legitimate travels to the EU while of course securing our borders," EU justice commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom told reporters in Brussels on Wednesday (7 November).
The islands include five from the Caribbean - Domini...
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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.