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"Mr President, I should like to thank the Commission very much for all its efforts to ensure equal treatment for all European Union citizens at the US border. I believe, however, that the negotiations concerning lifting the requirement for US visas provide a clear indication of the European Union’s limitations.
Despite full support for the European Commission, notably on the part of the countries that acceded to the Union in 2004 and 2007, the talks have collapsed. The United States is to sign bilateral visa agreements with each Member State in turn, once the country concerned complies only and exclusively with the criteria of US legislation in that regard. Evidently, it is easy for the Commission to restrict the competences of the Member States. Sometimes this is achieved by way of treaties, and at other times by precedent. It is much harder to achieve success in relations with third countries. Despite such significant support for the Commission’s right to exclusive representation, certain Member States opted for individual negotiations. My country is not one of them, but I have to say that I am not at all surprised that they acted as they did."@en1
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