Bloc considers following U.S., setting up electronic authorization system
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union is considering setting up an electronic travel authorization system to increase surveillance of overseas visitors traveling to the 27-nation bloc without a visa, after a similar security measure was approved in the United States last week.
The U.S. measure, signed into law by President George W. Bush last Friday, requires travelers from western European states and some other countries participating in the U.S. visa waiver program to register online and fill out a questionnaire prior departure.
The measure is part of a law intensifying the anti-terrorism effort in the United States. Among other provisions, it requires the screening of all cargo on passenger planes within three years and sets a five-year goal of scanning all container ships for nuclear devices before they leave foreign ports — a requirement the EU considers excessive
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