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One step closer to visa lib: EP Committee approves visa suspension mechanism
The European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) at the meeting on December 8 supported the suspension mechanism for visa-free … Read more...
Donald Tusk confirms EU support for the stability and security of Georgia
Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, met with the Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, on 1 December in Brussels. During the meeting, … Read more...
Belarus, EU to hold technical consultations on visa facilitation
Belarus and the European Union will hold technical consultations on a agreement to facilitate the process of issuing visas, Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs … Read more...
COREPER paves way for Ukraine visa liberalization
On November 17, the Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER) agreed, on behalf of the Council, a negotiating position on visa liberalization for Ukraine, according … Read more...
Ukraine’s parliament calls on EU to introduce visa-free travel
On November 16, 2016, the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, passed draft resolution No. 5394 as a whole, appealing to the governments of the European Union … Read more...
Foreign Affairs Council of the EU supports granting visa waiver to Georgia and Ukraine
The Foreign Affairs Council of the EU underlines the importance of a timely finalisation of the decision making processes required for visa liberalisation for both … Read more...
EU promotes a more secure northern Armenian border-crossing
Simplified procedures, reduced waiting times, modern infrastructure and equipment, improved security – these are only a few of the many advantages that the new … Read more...
EP has urged Council to open talks on a visa waiver for Georgia “without any further delay”
The European Parliament has called on the Council to start negotiations on exempting Georgian citizens from EU visa requirements “without any further delay”. In a … Read more...
Meeting between Petro Poroshenko and Martin Schulz: European Parliament has stable majority to introduce visa-free regime with Ukraine
President Petro Poroshenko met with President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz. The Head of State informed on the results of the meeting in the Normandy format … Read more...
The European Commission reaffirmed the full support in the swift introduction of a visa-free regime with Ukraine
On October 17 in Brussels the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin held a meeting with the First Vice-President of the European Commission for the … Read more...
