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Official passports issue delays Russia-EU visa relaxation, says EU diplomat
An agreement on the relaxation of Russia-EU visa formalities could have already been signed if not for Moscow's demand of visa-free travel for official passport holders, … Read more...
Cecilia Malmström on the adoption of a visa waiver suspension mechanism
Today the European Parliament adopted amendments to the EU visa rules, including a new visa waiver suspension mechanism to ensure that visa free travel does not lead … Read more...
Russia and EU completing Common steps toward visa-free regime, says Russian diplomat
Russian experts involved in the evaluation mission on Block 4 of the Common steps towards visa free short-term travel of Russian and EU citizens are to gather in … Read more...
Poland may simplify visa regime with Ukraine
Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski believes that it is possible to simplify the visa regime with Ukraine after the signing of the Association Agreement, he … Read more...
European Parliament calls on Russia to refrain from exerting pressure on Eastern Partnership countries
The European Parliament has supported a resolution on the pressure exerted by Russia on Eastern Partnership countries (in the context of the upcoming Eastern Partnership … Read more...
Russia: 3-Day No-Visa policy expected to boost tourism up to 45%
The number of foreign tourists visiting Russia is expected to grow 30 percent to 45 percent when three-day visa-free transit is introduced, a senior Culture Ministry … Read more...
GETA calls on European Union to suspend talks on visa-free travel for Russian officials
The Gay European Tourism Association has written to the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Cecilia Malmstrom, urging her to suspend negotiations on proposals to … Read more...
Bulgarian visas issued to Belarusian tourists up by 80%
Bulgarian consular offices and visa centers are reporting a significant growth in tourist visas issued to citizens of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Moldova, … Read more...
Russia hopes to sign visa relaxation accord with EU before the end of 2013
Moscow hopes to sign a visa relaxation agreement with the European Union before the end of 2013, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador at Large Anvar Azimov said. "We … Read more...
Historic reasons underlie challenges to visa-free travel with Russia
"The ongoing historic reconciliation between the Baltic states and Poland and Russia on the other hand interfere with achieving an EU-Russia agreement on visa-free … Read more...
