EU and US ministers discussed security and justice issues in a pandemic in a video conference on Thursday, as well as visa reciprocity, which is being actively worked on "in this format, but also on a bilateral level," commented Croatian Interior Minister, Davor Bozinovic.

US citizens can travel to all EU member states without visas, while four EU members - Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania and Cyprus - still need visas to enter the US.

"We are working very actively on this issue in this format as well, but also on a bilateral level. We hope for progress when it comes to the visa waiver program," said Bozinovic, who chaired a virtual EU meeting with Justice Minister Drazen Bosnjakovic and the United States.

Instead of a physical meeting in Dubrovnik, as was planned before the outbreak of Covid-19, the meeting was held online.

Interior ministers discussed cybercrime, terrorism, the spread of extremist propaganda, misinformation and travel restrictions, and other security challenges.

"Security challenges of a cross-border nature in the current conditions, I would say, not that they have not decreased, but are more pronounced in some areas than before," said Bozinovic.

He added that dialogue with the US should be continued and "the transatlantic partnership, to which the EU has always attached great importance, should be further strengthened".