目前，欧盟27个成员国中只有15个国家的公民可以免签赴美旅行，其他成员国公民即使到美国短暂访问也需要申请签证。近日，欧盟和美国相关官员举行会晤商讨欧盟所有成员国公民赴美免签证计划。

请看新华社的报道：

Top justice officials from the European Union (EU) and the United Statesdiscussed Thursday in Brdo, Slovenia, the issue of the US Visa Waiver Program,which the EU hopes will allow all EU citizens to travel to America without avisa as soon as possible.

欧盟和美国的高级司法官员周四在斯洛文尼亚布而多举行会议，讨论美国免签证计划。欧盟官员表示，希望美国尽快允许所有欧盟成员国公民免签证赴美旅行。

该报道中的Visa Waiver Program 就是“免签证计划”。The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enablesnationals of certain countries to travel to the United States for tourism orbusiness for stays of 90 days or less without obtaining a visa, if certainrequirements are met.(免签证计划允许特定国家的居民在达到特定要求的前提下，访美目的为旅游或商务并且停留时间不超过90天时可以免于签证。)

waiver(a formal written statement of relinquishment)指弃权、弃权声明书，

例如：They are persuaded to sign a waiver of claim against thelandlord.经劝说，他们签署了放弃向房东索赔的权利。

签证(visa)一般有entry visa(入境签证)，exit visa(出境签证)，transit visa(过境签证)，businessvisa(商务签证)，visitor visa(旅游签证)，以及student visa(学生签证)等。托福试题