Colombia and Peru fulfil the criteria for visa-free access to the Schengen area

On the 29 October 2014 the European Commission adopted two reports concluding that Colombia and Peru fulfil the relevant criteria, with a view to the negotiation of visa waiver agreements between each of these countries and the EU.

After assessing the relevant criteria, including among others security risks and risks of irregular immigration, economic benefits for the EU and human rights considerations, the Commission has concluded that the necessary conditions are met for the start of visa waiver negotiations between the EU and Colombia and Peru.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Council amends list of non-EU countries whose nationals are exempt from the visa requirement http://www.europeansources.info/record/adoption-of-a-regulation-amending-list-of-third-countries-not-exempt-from-the-visa-requirement/

ESO: Background information: Relations between Peru and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-peru-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the fulfilment by Peru of the relevant criteria in view of the negotiation of a visa waiver agreement between the European Union and Peru http://www.europeansources.info/record/report-from-the-commission-to-the-european-parliament-and-the-council-on-the-fulfilment-by-peru-of-the-relevant-criteria-in-view-of-the-negotiation-of-a-visa-waiver-agreement-between-the-european-unio/

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