EU Patriots Urge Limits on Visa-Free Area Following Spain Amnesty
Plans by Spain’s Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to offer amnesty to a significant number of undocumented immigrants have raised concerns about the stability of the EU’s open borders policy. This month, Madrid’s left-leaning coalition government unveiled a regularization initiative. This program aims to provide legal residency to at least 500,000, potentially exceeding 1 […]
China’s economic need and soft diplomacy spur about-face on visa-free entry | China
a A few years ago, getting a visa to visit China was “a big deal”, says Kate Murray. The Australian was due to attend the four-day trade show, but to obtain a visa he needed a formal invitation from the organizers, which felt like “thousands of documents”. . “They wanted to know so many details […]