EU/Cabo Verde Agreement: amending EU/Cape Verde Agreement on facilitation of the issue of short-stay visas

The European Parliament adopted by 533 votes to 107, with 47 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cabo Verde amending the Agreement on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Union.

Following the recommendation of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the agreement.

The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde amending the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on the facilitation of the issuance of short-stay visas to the citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and the European Union aims at facilitating, on the basis of reciprocity, the issuance of visas for an intended stay of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.