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Azerbaijan: Diplomatic Passport Holders to Visit Switzerland without Visas
Holders of diplomatic and official passports will be able to travel to Switzerland without visas. The draft agreement on the simplification of visa regime between … Read more...
Visa-Free Travel to EU Politically Significant for Georgia
The Georgian prime minister on Friday described visa-free travel to the European Union (EU) for his countrymen and women as politically significant in that Georgian … Read more...
Visa-Free Europe: Can we expect a rise in migration from Eastern Europe?
Research indicates that the inflow of migrants from Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova - even after visa liberalisation - will be modest. The Polish Centre for Eastern … Read more...
Füle: Visa-Free Travel For Ukrainians ‘On The Table’
EU Enlargement Commissioner Štefan Füle said the European Union is working toward abolishing visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens completely. In an interview with … Read more...
Lithuania Ratifies the EU Association Agreement with Ukraine
The Lithuanian parliament at its meeting on Tuesday, July 8 ratified the Association Agreements between Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and the European Union. “Strong … Read more...
Azerbaijan Approves Documents to Simplify the Visa Regime with EU
Azerbaijan has endorsed the documents concerning simplifying the visa regime with the European Union. A law signed by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on ratification … Read more...
Belarus: National Identity and Schengen Visas
Understanding the nuances of ethnic and national identity in faraway countries is arguably the Achilles’s heel of Western foreign policy making. This is regrettable … Read more...
New UK Visa Procedures Humiliate Belarusians
On 13 June the Visa Section of the British Embassy in Belarus stopped accepting visa applications. A private company Teleperformance Ltd has now assumed responsibility … Read more...
Georgia’s President Congratulates Nation on Signing the Association Agreement
Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili has addressed the nation and congratulated the country on today’s signing of the Association Agreement (AA) with European … Read more...
Van Rompuy Promises Visa-Free Regime to Ukraine and Georgia
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy vowed to create a visa-free regime for Ukraine and Georgia and fully integrate both countries and Moldova into the EU during … Read more...
