According to European Parliament sources, Israel will be among the first nations to be affected by a change of the procedure that suspended short-term visa-free travel into the EU and Schengen countries, which was agreed upon by the European Parliament and the Council on Tuesday.
Sources from the Parliament acquainted with the dossier informed Euronews that the new regulations expand the reasons for suspending visa-free programs to include human rights abuses, which might result in the requirement of visas for Israeli nationals, among other people.
The Schengen region is now open to citizens of 61 nations, including Australia, Brazil, Israel, Japan, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, and the Western Balkan republics, for brief visits lasting up to 90 days within any 180 days.
However, because the thresholds have been lowered and additional conditions have been introduced, the suspension mechanism will now be simpler to activate under the new agreement between EU parliamentarians and member states.
For instance, a country’s visa-free status may now be suspended for serious abuses of international humanitarian law or human rights, violations of the United Nations Charter, and noncompliance with rulings from international courts.
The bill’s rapporteur in Parliament, Slovenian MEP Matjaž Nemec, told Euronews, “This tool helps us deliver the values that have built our community and allows us to enforce human rights and respect for international law.” He went on to say, “No particular nation is being targeted.
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