The European Commission has suggested making US diplomats apply for visas, in retaliation for the US's refusal to waive visas for people of 10 EU states. European interior ministers will debate the idea in Luxembourg on Thursday. Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini has told US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff the US position is "no longer understandable and acceptable". The US waives visas for a given country only when its people are rarely refused a visa, and rarely overstay in the US. Greece and nine of the states which joined the EU in 2004 are still not included in the US visa waiver programme. Some of them already require US diplomats to apply for visas
European interior ministers will debate the idea in Luxembourg on Thursday.
Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini has told US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff the US position is "no longer understandable and acceptable".
The US waives visas for a given country only when its people are rarely refused a visa, and rarely overstay in the US.
Greece and nine of the states which joined the EU in 2004 are still not included in the US visa waiver programme.
Some of them already require US diplomats to apply for visas
