World news about “Freedom of movement and travel” published by euronews.
Save me from bureaucracy It is one of those things almost guaranteed to make our heads spin: getting bogged down in official bureaucracy and paperwork. Using public documents such as… 29/04/2013
EU reform against red tape avoids thorny issueA new regulation just announced by the European Commission aims to cut back on the red tape and bureaucracy that citizens and businesses face when they have… 29/04/2013
Travel requirements for non-EU family members Question from Olaf, Brussels: “I am a German citizen, residing in Belgium with my wife, a non-EU citizen. For our summer holidays we are planning to travel… 07/03/2013
Breaking Borders For some 400 million Europeans the Schengen Treaty means they don’t need to pack a passport when travelling within the 26-nation Schengen Zone. That’s because… 25/07/2012
A turning point Vivien Akerl from Hungary did her European voluntary service in the Netherlands. It changed her life. (video in English) 24/04/2012
Who can take part in voluntary service projects?The European Voluntary Service (EVS) enables young people to go abroad to provide unpaid service for a maximum of one year. The scheme is open to young people… 24/04/2012
MEP’s vote in favour of data agreement Personal information about passengers flying on airlines between Europe and the United States will be stored by the US. The Passenger Name Record, or … 19/04/2012
Invisible barriers across Europe Being able to move and work freely across all the EU states is a fundamental right for EU citizens from all 27 countries. But although in theory the lights… 19/03/2012
Visa-free travel and financial aid to top EU-Russia summit Financial aid and visa-free travel will dominate talks when EU and Russian leaders meet in Brussels later this week. Moscow has said it may provide cash… 14/12/2011
Free movement of workers in the EU Maxence, a law student in Angers, France, asks: Since the principle of free movement applies to most of Europe and a degree earned in Bulgaria is worth the… 17/11/2011
Schengen expansion vetoed Bulgaria and Romania have been blocked from entering the EU’s passport-free Schengen zone by Finland and the Netherlands. Under pressure from within their own… 22/09/2011
Ukraine’s push for EU visa-free travel When it comes to relations between Ukraine and the European Union, one big issue in Kiev is the on-going controversy over EU travel visas. Everyday… 22/08/2011
Denmark versus Schengen More than 10 years after it joined the Schengen area allowing free movement across fellow European states, Denmark has recently put up border controls. The… 28/07/2011
Europe Weekly: roaming, GM, body scanners! Consumer and health issues dominate this week’s issue of Europe Weekly. We take a look at new EU food labelling rules backed by MEPs. The changes aim to… 08/07/2011
Are Roma citizens being treated equally in the EU? “My name is Vincent, and my question concerns what happened to the Roma one year ago. Is it normal they were removed from France when they are in the Schengen… 13/05/2011
Cubans flock to take advantage of new travel freedomDay one of a new law making it easier for Cubans to go abroad has brought queues at foreign embassies and travel agents. The hated exit permits that were so… 14/01/2013
Cubans eye foreign travel as restrictions easedA new law has come into force in Cuba designed to make it easier to travel abroad. After being in existence for 50 years, the hated exit permits that were… 14/01/2013
Unpopular exit permits in Cuba to be abolishedCubans will soon no longer have to obtain exit permits and official invitations before travelling to other countries. Only a passport and visa will be… 16/10/2012
Anarchists meet in Swiss mountain townSome 140 years after anarchists held a founding congress in Saint-Imier, their modern day cousins are back in the Swiss mountain town, to put the world to… 09/08/2012
Freed French journalist: “ FARC treated me well”Freed French journalist Romeo Langlois has emerged from the Colombian jungle with no complaints about his treatment at the hands of FARC rebels. Langlois… 31/05/2012
EU-Russia visa free travel: pipe dream or possibility?Could visa free travel between Russia and the EU soon become a reality? With Brussels and Moscow agreeing a common roadmap in December on a potential travel… 07/02/2012
Brazil grants visa to Cuban dissidentBrazil has granted a tourist visa to a leading Cuban dissident, just days before President Dilma Roussef visits the communist island. That puts pressure on… 26/01/2012
Cubans queue for Spanish citizenshipWith a worldwide deadline for people living abroad to apply for Spanish citizenship on Tuesday, hundreds of Cubans waited outside the embassy in the capital… 27/12/2011
EU extends sanctions against Iranian officialsEU foreign ministers have imposed asset freezes and visa bans on several leading Iranians, targeting individuals associated with human rights violations. 29… 11/10/2011
Released US hikers head homeTwo American hikers jailed in Iran for spying have flown home from the Middle East. Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer were arrested in 2009 close to the border… 25/09/2011
Russia and EU move closer to visa abolitionCould there soon be free travel between the EU and Russia? In Brussels, the two powers have taken a step closer to that with negotiations on the abolition of… 13/07/2011
Denmark makes its case for stricter border checksDenmark has defended its decision to tighten border controls, insisiting this won’t contravene EU rules on the freedom of movement. Speaking in Brussels… 12/05/2011
Denmark Schengen sidestep ‘against crime’Reshaping the Schengen pact on passport-free travel across European borders has been under debate among EU ministers in Brussels. Some want a return to the… 12/05/2011
Cuba to allow foreign travelFor the first time in over 50 years Cubans will be allowed to travel abroad for tourism. Details are beginning to emerge of some of the reforms proposed… 09/05/2011
