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Already 300,000 visas issued this year by the Consulate General of Poland in Lviv
Polish Consulate in Lviv issued, since the beginning of this year, 300,000 visas to Ukrainian citizens traveling to our country and the countries of the Schengen area. … Read more...
Polish embassy to open visa centers in Chernivtsi and Uzhgorod this year
The Polish Embassy in Ukraine is planning to open visa centers in Chernivtsi and Uzhgorod by the end of the year, Poland's Consul General in Lviv Jaroslaw Drozd has … Read more...
The European Endowment for Democracy – support for the unsupported
Today, the European Commission allocated € 6 million to ensure the swift launch of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED). The allocation will finance the … Read more...
EC wants to facilitate the issuance of schengen visas
The European Commission has announced changes in visa policies to improve the economic situation in the EU. "Facilitating issuance of visas to Europe for those who … Read more...
EU plans to tighten visa rules
EU interior ministers are set to discuss strengthening the visa regulations they loosened a few years ago. But following an influx of asylum seekers, many fear those … Read more...
Rada adopts law on biometric passports
Starting next year, Ukrainians can get rid of their old Soviet-style passports and have them replaced with new plastic ID cards that make processing personal information … Read more...
Kyiv to complete first part of EU visa liberalization Action Plan by end of October
Ukraine should complete the adoption of all necessary acts as part of the first phase of the Action Plan on visa liberalization with the EU by the end of October, … Read more...
Ukraine to implement European biometric ID standards
The Ukrainian parliament has passed the first reading of a bill to introduce biometric IDs to the country. The bill also would enable the creation of a unified state … Read more...
Polish visa issuance to Ukrainians doubles
According to the results of year 2012, Poland plans to issue up to 1 million visas to Ukrainians, Consul General of Poland in Kyiv Rafal Wolski said during the round … Read more...
EC may use sanctions against states not complying with visa facilitation agreement with Ukraine
The European Commission may resort to sanctions, including legal actions, against the EU member-states that are not complying with the visa facilitation agreement with … Read more...
