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On Thursday, April 27th, the European Council of Home and Justice ministers decided to raise the Schengen visa fee to 60 euros from January 1st 2007 instead of 35 euros today.

The reason for this increase is to cover costs and implement new technology such as biometrics and identity database.

The citizens’ Pact for South East Europe wrote a statement against this raise on April 18th.

A Schengen visa will still be less expensive than a US visa. Unfortunately, for many people, it lowers holidays' budget.