TALLINN -- European Commission officials have said that security measures demanded from Estonia and other European countries are unacceptable, the Eesti Peavalehtreports.
An early visa waiver depends on acceptance of American security requirements. The granting of a visa waiver would make travel between the U.S. and Estonia considerably quicker and easier.
The paper wrote last week that in its progress towards a visa waiver with the United States the biggest stumbling block was the European Union's negative opinion of American demands, including the supply of detailed personal data about people travelling to the United States.
On Wednesday Jonathan Faull, director general for legal affairs at the European Commission, declared that the Americans' terms were unacceptable, largely because they were dealing direct with member states rather than via Brussels.
Faull said that the EU, for example, did not interfere in business between Washington and the state of California.
"This would not be appropriate and as a result we expect the United States to act with similar respect concerning our laws. They know full well that it is necessary to come to talks with Brussels in some cases," he said, adding that questions around the supply of personal data are in the European Commission's competence.
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