European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said he hoped that visa requirements for Ukrainians could be lifted "very, very soon" following Wednesday's legislative proposal by the EU executive.
Ukrainian and EU flags fly in front of the Presidential Administration
in Kiev, Ukraine, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
BRUSSELS: European Migration Commissioner Dimitris
Avramopoulos said he hoped that visa requirements for Ukrainians could
be lifted "very, very soon" following Wednesday's legislative proposal
by the EU executive.
The proposal to allow short-term tourist and business travel
for Ukrainians holding biometric passports had been expected and now
requires endorsement by EU member states and the European Parliament.
In the face of concerns about migration, the Commission
stressed that the measure did not give Ukrainians the right to live or
work in the bloc.
(Reporting by Alastair Macdonald; editing by Philip Blenkinsop)
- Reuters
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