what they were doing before: nothing.

Do you not view this as a problem, or do you not understand why the EU may view the status quo as a problem?

Sure, but two wrongs don't make a right.

I'm not sure you can reduce a complex political situation down to such a simplistic maxim.

That's like saying that the US was wrong to enter into WW2 because two wrongs don't make a right and war is bad therefore the US is bad.

For more on the downsides of visas and tourist registration requirements, see https://ideas.repec.org/a/spr/jecfin/v40y2016i4d10.1007_s121...

Meanwhile, Africa is happily going in the opposite direction https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38127560

Same thing they always do: issue a declaration of deep concern!