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Confirmation that post-Brexit visa free travel for tens of millions of Brits to Spain/France etc will incur 7 euros charge for every UK citizen for a 3 year waiver. Obviously only applies because of Brexit. Some in UK thought could negotiate this away.
EU confirmed in writing ETIAS visa waiver scheme will apply to UK as a third country when it starts- it was put down in this Commission document last month: It means every Brit will as a result of Brexit be charged a €7 fee to go to France, Spain, Italy, Portugal every 3 years
Commission confirmed this after I asked Juncker about it at the Summit press conference - the document above says it will kick in as soon as Freedom of Movement ends - ie after the transition..

Some Brexiters had argued that it would be be subject to the Future deal negotiation.
FULL Sky News story on European Commission confirming the €7 visa waiver charge and electronic pre authorisation will apply post Brexit to UK as third country nationals after FoM finishes: news.sky.com/story/revealed…
I asked the PM about this at the G20 summit... and whether she should be straight with MPs before the vote that this is a direct consequence of her Brexit deal... she said: “You're talking about what might be an implication of leaving the European Union”...
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