MEPs ask the Commission about allegations that Member States are issuing visas in return for bribes in the Schengen area. In a debate with the European Commission, MEPs discuss recent allegations that Polish overseas consulates are accepting bribes in return for issuing Schengen visas, and their impact on the EU’s common visa policy and the Schengen free-travel area. First part of the debate.

statement

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

Schengen (T2)

LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Juan Fernando (S&D, ES)

LENAERS, Jeroen (EPP, NL)

DANTI, Nicola (Renew, IT)

RANGEL, Paulo (EPP, PT)

THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Róża (Renew, PL)

GÁL, Kinga (NI, HU)

VISTISEN, Anders (ID, DK)

WIŚNIEWSKA, Jadwiga (ECR, PL)

update of Schengen Borders Code (T)

BIEDROŃ, Robert (S&D, PL)

INCIR, Evin (S&D, SE)

ARŁUKOWICZ, Bartosz (EPP, PL)

JAKI, Patryk (ECR, PL)

DALY, Clare (The Left, IE)

KOLAJA, Marcel (Greens/EFA, CZ)

COLLARD, Gilbert (NI, FR)

MARQUARDT, Erik (Greens/EFA, DE)

OETJEN, Jan-Christoph (Renew, DE)

BECK, Gunnar (ID, DE)

Commission statement - Corrupt large scale sale of Schengen visas: MEP's debate (part 1)

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SOUNDBITE (Original), Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Robert BIEDRO&#323; (S&amp;D, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), R&#243;&#380;a THUN UND HOHENSTEIN (Renew, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Erik MARQUARDT (Greens/EFA, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Patryk JAKI (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Anders Primdahl VISTISEN (ID, DK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Clare DALY (The Left, IE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Kinga G&#193;L (NI, HU), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bartosz AR&#321;UKOWICZ (EPP, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Juan Fernando L&#211;PEZ AGUILAR (S&amp;D, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jan-Christoph OETJEN (Renew, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bogdan RZO&#323;CA (ECR, PL), Blue card question

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jan-Christoph OETJEN (Renew, DE), Blue card response

SOUNDBITE (Original), Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&amp;D, PT), Remark

SOUNDBITE (Original), Marcel KOLAJA (Greens/EFA, CZ), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jadwiga WI&#346;NIEWSKA (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Gunnar BECK (ID, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Gilbert COLLARD (ID, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Patryk JAKI (ECR, PL), Blue card question

SOUNDBITE (Original), Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), Blue card response

SOUNDBITE (Original), Evin INCIR (S&amp;D, SE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Nicola DANTI (Renew, IT), -