EU, US plan 'clear to fly' checks for visa waiver revamp
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US 'modernises' visa waivers, Frattini wants to join in The Visa Waiver Programme (VWP), which allows EU citizens visa-free entry to the United States, is to be 'modernised' into virtual oblivion, and replaced by far more invasive 'pre-authorisation' systems on both sides of the Atlantic. This is revealed in an exchange of letters between EU Commissioner for Justice, Freedom (sic) &amp; Security Franco Frattini and US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff earlier this year (see Statewatch for Frattini and Chertoff letters).â¦
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The European Union hopes to reach a new agreement with the United States on sharing air passenger data next week after failing to do so before the previous pact expired, the European Commission said.
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A minute after midnight on Thursday,  the EU will lift border checks with nine of its newest members,  setting aside the last remainders of the Iron Curtain in a move  some fear could make life easier for criminals.
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Britons visiting the US without visas will need their own machine-readable passports from Tuesday.
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Visitors to the US who do not need a visa now have to be fingerprinted and photographed on arrival.
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Facing an unexpected backlash from angry travelers and lawmakers, the Bush administration said yesterday it would be flexible in enforcing new passport requirements beginning next January for Americans who return by land or sea from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
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Europeans visiting the U.S. may be required to fill out an online questionnaire two days before entering the country.
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The government said on Friday it will temporarily relax new rules requiring passports for U.S. citizens flying to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean because of a huge passport application backlog.
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The US Department of Homeland Security has announced an important change that will affect many Canadian residents who travel on passports from other countries.
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The European Union is set to yield to U.S. demands to give law enforcement agencies easier access to transatlantic air passenger data to clinch a deal by the end of the week, EU diplomats said on Wednesday.
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European Union air safety officials on Wednesday backed tightened rules on the amount of liquids and size of carry-on baggage passengers can bring onto commercial flights &#151; even as the U.S. has eased its restrictions.
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EU and US negotiators make a new effort to resolve a dispute over the transfer of data about air passengers.
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All UK visa applicants will be fingerprinted as part of new measures being announced to tighten Britain's borders.
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Federal authorities cleared the way for a program giving travelers who volunteer for background checks an easier passage through airport security to begin next month.
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The European Union is likely to  toughen up entry requirements next week for U.S. long-grain  rice to avoid an unauthorized biotech strain, possibly making  EU governments conduct compulsory rather than just random  testing.
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The European Union moved closer to   adopting new, uniform rules on airline security on Wednesday   after aviation experts backed proposals to limit the amount of   liquids passengers may take aboard planes.
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U.S.-bound air passengers may have to  board their planes an hour before take-off to allow for more  rigorous security checks, according to proposals outlined by a  senior U.S. official Thursday.