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Medvedev favors mutual abolition of visas between Russia and EU
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev does not consider the unilateral abolition of visas for foreigners traveling to Russia's Kaliningrad region expedient and favors the … Read more...
Lavrov-Sikorski agreement on local border traffic has come into force
Russian and Polish Foreign Ministers, Sergei Lavrov (left) and Radoslaw Sikorski (right), photo: RIA Novosti On 27th July the law on local border traffic has come into … Read more...
EC opens consultations on the future rules on the entry and residence of non-EU national
The European Commission invites all interested parties to take part in the consultations on the future rules on the entry and residence of non-EU national researchers, … Read more...
OECD reports: fewer immigrants decide to settle down in the EU
Europe should pursue an open-ended immigration labour policy to help tackle the economic crisis and ensure its working age population is maintained, according to a … Read more...
MEPs: Schengen row mars Danish EU presidency
Member states' decision to exclude the European Parliament from monitoring the EU's passport free area has blighted the entire Danish EU presidency, MEPs have … Read more...
Turkey hopes for EU visa breakthrough this week
Turkey is aiming to tell its 80 million citizens on Thursday (21 June) they can visit the EU without visas in a couple of years' time. The breakthrough concerns a … Read more...
Putin signed an agreement with Poland on local border traffic
On June 14 President Vladimir Putin signed a ratification act of the agreement between Russia and Poland on local border traffic. The agreement allows residents of … Read more...
MEPs slam EU Council’s Schengen reforms
Senior MEPs meeting in Strasbourg have heavily criticised a deal in the EU Council to reform Europe’s passport free travel Schengen treaty. Deploring the decision and … Read more...
Kosovo awaits EU Visa-Liberalisation Roadmap
As EU and Kosovo launch dialogue on rule of law, Brussels says it will hand Pristina a visa-liberalization roadmap on June 14. The European Union will give Kosovo … Read more...
Schengen states have the right to reintroduce border controls
EU countries may temporarily reintroduce border controls within the Schengen visa-free in the case of a large influx of illegal immigrants. On Thursday, the Interior … Read more...
