EU ready to give U.S. some access to police data

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union executive signalled on Thursday the bloc could give the United States limited access to its police databases in a bid to resolve a long-running visa row with Washington.

The offer, likely to stir up European concerns about data privacy, would be an attempt to get all 27 EU member states into the U.S. visa-free system. But it would apply only if the EU received similar data from Washington, a senior EU official said.