EU tightens visa requirements for Ethiopian citizens due to insufficient repatriation cooperation.

The European Union (EU) has tightened visa requirements for Ethiopian citizens due to a lack of cooperation from the Ethiopian government in repatriating citizens living illegally within the 27-nation bloc. Processing times for visas will triple from 15 to 45 days; EU countries will no longer be permitted to waive requirements for certain paperwork or issue multiple-entry visas; Ethiopian diplomats and officials will also have to pay for travel visas. The European Commission will utilize visa rules as a means of pressuring other nations to assist with deportation procedures, as currently only about one in three individuals ordered to depart actually leave.