EU, US Optimistic about Visa Waiver Deal

Brdo pri Kranju, 13 March - EU and US officials came into a meeting in Slovenia on Thursday optimistic that a deal on the US visa waiver programme involving all EU member states would be reached even though the US has been signing bilateral memorandums of understanding with individual countries.

Brdo pri Kranju Interior Minister Dragutin Mate arriving at an EU-US meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Interior Minister Dragutin Mate arriving at an EU-US meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at a EU-US meeting on visas. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at a EU-US meeting on visas.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju EU-US meeting on visas. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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EU-US meeting on visas.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju EU-US meeting on visas. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
EU-US meeting on visas.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff arriving at an EU-US meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff arriving at an EU-US meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff arriving at an EU-US meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff arriving at an EU-US meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff arriving at an EU-US meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff arriving at an EU-US meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff arriving at an EU-US meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff arriving at an EU-US meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju. Prihod udeležencev zasedanja trojke ministrov za pravosodje in notranje zadeve EU-ZDA. Ameriški sekretar za domovinsko varnost Michael Chertoff. Foto: Domen Grögl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju.
Prihod udeležencev zasedanja trojke ministrov za pravosodje in notranje zadeve EU-ZDA.
Ameriški sekretar za domovinsko varnost Michael Chertoff.
Foto: Domen Grögl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Justice Minister Lovro Sturm arriving at an EU-US meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Justice Minister Lovro Sturm arriving at an EU-US meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Justice Minister Lovro Sturm arriving at an EU-US meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
Justice Minister Lovro Sturm arriving at an EU-US meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Justice Minister Lovro Sturm arriving at an EU-US meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
Justice Minister Lovro Sturm arriving at an EU-US meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Justice Minister Lovro Sturm arriving at an EU-US meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
Justice Minister Lovro Sturm arriving at an EU-US meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Interior Minister Dragutin Mate arriving at an EU-US meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
Interior Minister Dragutin Mate arriving at an EU-US meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Interior Minister Dragutin Mate (right) arriving at an EU-US meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
Interior Minister Dragutin Mate (right) arriving at an EU-US meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju European Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini arriving at an EU-US meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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European Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini arriving at an EU-US meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Interior Minister Dragutin Mate (right) arriving at an EU-US meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Interior Minister Dragutin Mate (right) arriving at an EU-US meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju EU-US meet for key talks on the US visa waiver programme. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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EU-US meet for key talks on the US visa waiver programme.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju European Justice Commissioner arriving at an EU-US meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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European Justice Commissioner arriving at an EU-US meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju. Prihod udeležencev zasedanja trojke ministrov za pravosodje in notranje zadeve EU-ZDA. Foto: Domen Grögl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju.
Prihod udeležencev zasedanja trojke ministrov za pravosodje in notranje zadeve EU-ZDA.
Foto: Domen Grögl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju. Prihod udeležencev zasedanja trojke ministrov za pravosodje in notranje zadeve EU-ZDA. Evropski komisar za pravosodje, svobodo in varnost Franco Frattini. Foto: Domen Grögl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju.
Prihod udeležencev zasedanja trojke ministrov za pravosodje in notranje zadeve EU-ZDA.
Evropski komisar za pravosodje, svobodo in varnost Franco Frattini.
Foto: Domen Grögl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju European Justice Commissioner arriving at an EU-US meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
European Justice Commissioner arriving at an EU-US meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju. Prihod udeležencev zasedanja trojke ministrov za pravosodje in notranje zadeve EU-ZDA. Foto: Domen Grögl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju.
Prihod udeležencev zasedanja trojke ministrov za pravosodje in notranje zadeve EU-ZDA.
Foto: Domen Grögl/STA

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