The EU plans to create a US-style security screening system as part of efforts to fight terrorism.<br /><br /> Travellers from visa waiver countries will have to pay five euros and fill out an online clearance form; any approved application would then be valid for five years.<br /><br /> They would then be able to move freely across Europe’s Schengen zone, a passport-free area made up of 26 countries.<br /><br /> American officials introduced their version after the attacks on September 11th, 2001.<br /><br /> The deadly attacks on Paris and Brussels last year, in which a total of 162 people were killed, have spurred Europe’s security clampdown.<br /><br /> “By spotting problem individuals and stopping them from coming, we’ll enhance Europe’s internal security,” said Julian King, the EU’s security czar.<br /><br /> The Commission aims to get this new travel clearance system in place by 2020.<br />
