Thursday, October 27, 2016

Ukraine-EU summit: When will visa-free travel become reality


Iryna Shevchenko

It is still nearly a month to go for the 18th Ukraine-European Union summit. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is positive that the documents on granting Ukraine a visa-free regime will be signed and ratified by the European Parliament ahead of the Summit. However, it is too early to claim victory on this issue.

Ukraine-EU summit was postponed twice this year / Photo from UNIAN

Ukraine-EU summit postponed twice this year. First, by agreement of both parties, it was postponed from May to September (this was due to the uncertainty regarding the consequences of the referendum in the Netherlands on the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement and pending a Brexit vote in the UK). 

However, in September, the summit was postponed once again. Sources in diplomatic circles explained this with the need to ensure concrete results, including the decision approved by European institutions to grant Ukraine a visa-free status.




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