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Concern over US travel visas prompts Ig Nobels to move its awards to Europe

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Concern over US travel visas prompts Ig Nobels to move its awards to Europe

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Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 days ago

Organizers of an annual satirical award for scientific achievement are shifting for the first time from the United States to Europe due to concerns about winners and others being able to get visas.

Original news is on improbable.com, written by the ceremony’s founder Marc Abrahams.

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Europe is also an unwise choice. As is Canada and the UK. Some of my recent threads on this:

The spread of travel authorisations (🇺🇸→🇬🇧→🇪🇺) has scrapped our visa-free travel rights. Also resulting in privacy loss and suppression of speech

What if Europeans want to petition Europe to negotiate for visa-free travel to the UK and Canada? Do petitions ever attempt to change the policy of 3rd countries?

UK imposes ETAs on EU citizens too, now. (the money grab: £16/2yrs)

Travel authorisation (ETA) scams – both legal and illegal scams target Americans, and Europeans

It should be a place that has ETA-free travel, not just visa-free, if they want global attendees.

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