is this the video ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xsQ8C9hhhA8 One thing Ms MALMSTRÖM failed to see, is how some EU Consulates ignore applicants rights, abuse Consulate powers, while applying a broad policy of bad mindedness. If you fail to bring EU Consulates into line,...

At last the EU is starting to realize that its visa policy is hurting potential tourism revenue – but not for the reasons that they claim. On November 7th, last week, the charming and ebullient European Council Member, Cecelia Malström gave a press conference with her colleague, EC Vice-President An...

Applicants for a Schengen visa whose applications are refused are, by law, entitled to appeal the decision. But there is no information to guide the applicant in an appeal. The stated reasons for refusal are so vague that the applicant can only guess at the true reason for refusal. In the case of Fr...

The point of the article is that EU law grants procedural rights to applicants for Schengen visas. Accordingly, a consul cannot make a decision based merely on a suspicion arising from the documentation. He must call the applicant for an interview and hear what he or she has to say. It doesn't matte...