The European Commission is demanding that Canada lift visa requirements for new members of the European Union or face possible retaliation.
The commission executive is expected to issue a warning on Tuesday in a report to be presented to EU interior ministers.
The report, which was viewed by the Associated Press, is expected to call on Canada to begin allowing new EU members to travel in Canada without a visa.
By the end of the year, the commission would like Canada to extend visa-free travel to at least one more country and to show progress in eliminating visa requirements for others by the first half of next year
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So...what do you think?
I don't think it is that much of a hardship for travellers from these countries to get a Visa if they wish to visit. I think Canada needs to keep a good control with regards to its borders and deciding who can enter and who cannot. It is much cheaper and much easier to do front end screening on these people instead of trying to find them once they get here and then decide not to leave.