European Economic
and Social Committee
Revision of the EU Visa suspension mechanism - Related links
EESC
European Commission
- COM/2023/642 final Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards the revision of the suspension mechanism
- COM/2023/297 final Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the monitoring of the EU's visa free regimes
- Commission proposes a more robust suspension mechanism to visa-free travel (18 October 2023)
- Visa policy: Commission proposes a renewed Visa Suspension Mechanism (18 October 2023)
- Visa policy: Strengthening monitoring of the EU's visa free regimes (30 May 2023)
- COM/2023/730 final Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Sixth report under the visa suspension mechanism
- COM/2022/715 final/2 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Fifth report under the visa suspension mechanism
- Visa Digitalisation: Visa travel to the EU becomes easier (27 April 2022)
- COM/2021/602 final Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Forth report under the visa suspension mechanism
- COM/2020/325 final Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Third report under the visa suspension mechanism
- COM/2018/856 final Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Second report under the visa suspension mechanism
- COM/2017/0815 final Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: First report under the visa suspension mechanism
- Fact Sheet Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism (27 February 2017)
European Parliament
- Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (codification)
- EPRS: Visa suspension mechanism: Revision of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 Implementation Appraisal (10 November 2023)
- Regulation (EU) 2017/371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 March 2017 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (revision of the suspension mechanism)
The Council of the European Union/European Council
- Council takes first step towards new EU rules on suspending visa-free travel for third countries (13 March 2024)
- Schengen visa: Council agrees negotiating mandate on the digitalisation of the visa procedure (29 March 2023)
- Visa policy: EU updates rules to facilitate legitimate travel and fight illegal migration (6 June 2019)
European External Action Service
- EU updates visa rules (11 June 2019)
- EU Visa Policy: Commission puts forward proposals to make it stronger, more efficient and more secure (22 March 2018)
Other sources
- Agence Europe: MEPs’ vote on visa suspension mechanism postponed until next parliamentary term (9 April 2024)
- ETIAS.com: EU Proposes Stricter Rules for Suspending Visa-Free Travel for Third Countries (18 March 2024)
- EMN: The Commission will strengthen the monitoring of the functioning of visa-free regimes with third countries and amend the suspension of visa exemptions (30 May 2023)
- Euronews: EU calls for tougher visa suspension rules to address security risks (18 October 2023)
- EUISS: The EU visa suspension mechanism (February 2017)
- European Western Balkans: European Parliament's press release on visa suspension mechanism (8 December 2016)