Member States: European Commission

member states: Immigration Minister John McCallum speaks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland in March 2016, according to Huffington Post Canada. In April, the Commission urged the European Parliament and council to "take a position" on the issue by July 12 — but neither did. The EU insists that since Canadians don't require visas to go to Europe, EU citizens should not need them to come to Canada. The commission notes that high-level political talks — including a visit last week by Canadian Immigration Minister John McCallum — have demonstrated progress, but they still want the issue resolved. Full visa waiver reciprocity' "Achieving full visa waiver reciprocity for citizens of all member states is the objective for the European Commission and a fundamental principle of our common visa policy," he said in a statement Wednesday. Top EU interior affairs official Dimitris Avramopoulos says the commission will continue to apply pressure. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.