Signing of visa liberalization papers for Ukraine

On May 17, an official ceremony was held in the European Parliament to sign a legislative act greenlighting a visa-free travel across the EU for citizens of Ukraine.

The document was signed in Strasbourg by EP President Antonio Tajani and Maltese Minister for Home Affairs and National Security Carmelo Abela.

The ceremony was attended by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and rapporteur on Ukrainian issue, MEP Mariya Gabriel. After signing, the legislative act should be published in the EU's Official Journal.

The visa-free regime will come into force in 20 days. As UNIAN reported earlier, the Council of the European Union on May 11, 2017, adopted a regulation on visa liberalization for Ukrainian citizens traveling to the EU for a period of stay of 90 days in any 180-day period.

The legislative act of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union was approved without further debate, within the framework of the meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council.