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Polish President signed the act on foreigners
Foreigners who are highly qualified will have the way for obtaining residence and employment in Poland facilitated – this change is provided by the … Read more...
Putin orders government to seek visa abolition deal with EU
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his government on Monday to seek an agreement with the European Union on entry visa exemption for short visits of Russians to EU … Read more...
Ukrainian-Russian border crossing agreement comes into force
The agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Russian Federation on the procedure for crossing the Ukrainian-Russian state border … Read more...
Russia could introduce visa-free travel with EU in 2014
Russia and Europe could scrap visas in 2014, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. "We shall work to complete most parts of the Joint Steps by the , which would allow us … Read more...
Passport of contention: How to facilitate the visa regime
Russia and the European Union are close to finalizing a document that would facilitate the visa regime. Only one obstacle remains – Moscow insists on the exemption … Read more...
Ukraine started demarcation of land border with Russia
After more than twenty years from the declaration of independence, Ukraine has acceded to the demarcation of the common land border with Russia … Read more...
Russia in favour of visa-free short-term travel
Russia emphasised the importance of intruduction of short-term visa-free travel during the 28th EU-Russia summit in Brussels. photo by The Council of the European … Read more...
Work on Ukrainian-Russian border has begun, says ambassador
According to Russian ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov, work on the demarcation of the Ukrainian-Russian border had already begun. Demarcation of the border between … Read more...
EU agrees to visa-free travel between Kaliningrad and Poland
Following the proposal adopted by the Commission in August 2011, facilitating border crossing for the citizens of the Kaliningrad Area, EU Ministers agreed on a … Read more...
New Visa Information System launched
On Tuesday, October 11, the new Visa Information System (VIS) started operations. (more…) … Read more...
