EU parliamentarians to back visa-free travel for Britons after Brexit

EU parliament to back visa-free travel for Britons after Brexit – even if there is No Deal

  • EU Parliament committee to propose visa-free travel for Britons after Brexit
  • This would be regardless of whether there is deal in place or not by March 29
  • The proposal must then be voted on by the full EU parliament next month
  • A number of countries already benefit from this, including Argentina and Japan
  • Designed for trips less than three months and doesn’t cover right to work in EU

A European Parliament committee is expected to propose on Tuesday that Britons enjoy visa-free travel to Europe after Brexit, regardless of whether or not there is a ‘deal’ in place. 

EU visa exemptions cover short trips of up to three months and currently some 60 countries in the world benefit from the system from Argentina to Japan to Ukraine.

It is mostly designed for business and tourism and does not cover the right to work in the EU.

The EU visa exemptions being suggested for Britons post-Brexit, cover short trips of up to three months, and a number of countries already benefit from this, including Japan

The committee’s decision must then be endorsed by the full parliament next month, which is also likely as other EU institutions have backed a move to relaxed visa requirements for Britain after Brexit, provided London reciprocates.

 The parliamentary notion covers both a scenario under which Prime Minister Theresa May breaks the deadlock at home and manages to get the divorce deal she had negotiated with the EU ratified in the UK parliament, as well as a no-deal Brexit.


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It will also have to be agreed to by the EU’s executive Commission and the European Council, which represents all member states of the union.

Parallel talks among EU states on letting Britons visit without visas following a no-deal Brexit were delayed last week, diplomatic sources said, after Spain raised objections over Gibraltar, a British territory to which Madrid lays claim.

The dispute between Madrid and London has already threatened to derail the whole Brexit negotiation process once, but a last-minute deal with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez cleared the way in November for the 27 EU states’ approval of their divorce package with Britain.

Now, however, Britain is struggling to ratify the deal, with a series of votes due late on Tuesday in the House of Commons to seek alternatives to May’s troubled plan.

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