Well after the Cagliari High court final decision to send 2 controllers in jail for 2 years for agreeing to a Visual APP (requested by the crew that ended up badly) , the chances of continuing making Visuals in IFR are taking a serious blow, regardless on how you ask.
In Italy at least it looks like it is over.
LIXX (ITALY)
A) ITALY B) 16 MAR 2011 00:01 C) 13 JUN 2011 23:59
E) IFR OPERATIONS NO CLEARANCE FOR VISUAL APPROACH ISSUED.
REF AIP ENR 1.3-1
(1A1530/2011LI)