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Regulation (EU) 2025/11 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu| Legal instrument | Regulation |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Regulation 2025/11 |
| Original proposal | COM(2024)365  |
| CELEX number i | 32025R0011 |
| Document | 19-12-2024; Date of signature |
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| Signature | 19-12-2024 |
| Effect | 03-02-2025; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
Official Journal of the European Union |
EN L series |
2025/11 |
14.1.2025 |
REGULATION (EU) 2025/11 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 19 December 2024
amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 77(2), point (a), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1) |
Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) lists the third countries whose nationals are to be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States (the ‘visa requirement’) and those whose nationals are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period (the ‘visa exemption’). |
(2) |
The Republic of Vanuatu is listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as a third country whose nationals are exempt from the visa requirement. The visa exemption has applied to nationals of Vanuatu since 28 May 2015, when the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Vanuatu on the short-stay visa waiver (3) (the ‘Agreement’) was signed and became applicable on a provisional basis in accordance with Article 8(1) of the Agreement. The Agreement entered into force on 1 April 2017. |
(3) |
Since 25 May 2015, Vanuatu has been operating investor citizenship schemes through which third-country nationals who would otherwise be subject to the visa requirement are able to obtain Vanuatu citizenship in exchange for an investment, therefore obtaining visa-free access to the Union. |
(4) |
As the granting of citizenship by Vanuatu under its investor citizenship schemes was deemed to constitute a circumvention of the Union short-stay visa procedure and the assessment of security and migratory risks it entails, as well as an increased risk to the internal security and public policy of the Member States, the Council adopted, on 3 March 2022, Decision (EU) 2022/366 (4), which partially suspended the application of the Agreement pursuant to Article 8(4) of the Agreement. The suspension of the application of the Agreement was limited to ordinary passports issued by Vanuatu from 25 May 2015, when the number of successful applicants under Vanuatu’s investor citizenship schemes started to increase significantly. |
(5) |
On 27 April 2022, the Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/693 (5), which temporarily suspended the visa exemption for nationals of Vanuatu from 4 May 2022 to 3 February 2023 pursuant to Article 8(6), first subparagraph, point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806. |
(6) |
In the period following 4 May 2022, the date on which the temporary suspension of the visa exemption began to apply, and pursuant to Article 8(6), first subparagraph, point (a), third subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, the Commission established an enhanced dialogue with Vanuatu with a view to remedying the circumstances which led to the temporary suspension of the visa exemption. However, Vanuatu did not engage in a meaningful way during that dialogue. |
(7) |
Due to the persistence of the circumstances which led to the temporary suspension of the visa exemption and the lack of engagement on the part of Vanuatu to remedy them, by means of Council Decision (EU) 2022/2198 (6), the Council repealed Decision (EU) 2022/366 and suspended the application of the Agreement in its entirety from 4 February 2023. |
(8) |
Pursuant to Article 8(6), first subparagraph, point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, the... |
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