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The Council temporarily suspended several visa-code benefits for Ethiopian nationals, pointing to weak cooperation on readmission. The measure shows how visa policy is tied to return obligations.

The Council has adopted its first-reading position on visa-free travel for holders of Kosovo passports, moving the long-awaited exemption a step closer to reality. The European Parliament still has to sign off before the rules can take effect.

The Council presidency and European Parliament negotiators have agreed on draft rules that would let holders of Kosovo passports travel to the EU without a visa for short stays. Here is what the deal covers and when it would apply.