EP approves visa-free travel for British after Brexit

By Ata Ufuk Seker</p> <p>BRUSSELS (AA) – Amid continuing chaos over Brexit, with Britain’s prime minister seeking another delay on the exit date, the European Parliament Thursday ratified a measure to allow British citizens visa-free travel after Brexit.</p> <p>The EP’s Committee on Civil Liberties proposed Wednesday that after Brexit, British citizens would be able to enter EU countries visa-free for short periods, “provided EU nationals enjoy the same conditions when travelling to the U.K.” said a committee statement.</p> <p>The proposal was voted in the full EP on Thursday, and passed.</p> <p>It will apply on the day following Britain’s withdrawal from the bloc.</p> <p>From that date, British citizens will not be required to have a visa for stays in the EU of up to 90 days in any 180-day period, under the proposal.</p> <p>British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday that the U.K. needs an additional short extension from the EU from the current exit date of April 12.</p> <p>The EU is set hold an emergency Brexit summit on April 10, two days before the delayed date.</p> <p>Britain’s parliament has repeatedly failed to settle on any plan for Brexit.</p> <p>In a 2016 referendum, U.K. voters decided to leave the bloc after a more than 40-year-long membership.