[cowl]

This has been under discussion for a lot of time and negotiating with US to remove their Electronic registration system. Europeans are tired of this asymetric treatment and EU can not postpone this anymore. It's tit for tat with the excuse of security.

[rhaway84773]

This. It’s basically tit for tat by the EU.

Its also great timing for them with the massive uptick in tourism they’re seeing

[stanac]

It's not that simple. Same regulations affect citizens of Balkan counties who don't need visa at the moment.