REUTERS
The signing ceremony of granting Ukraine a visa-free regime may be held in the European Parliament (EP) on May 17, a source close to the EP said, an UNIAN correspondent in Brussels reported.
The ceremony will take place in Strasbourg in the framework of the plenary session of the EP, which will be held on May 15-18.
It is expected that the EU Council will approve the granting of a visa-free regime at the meeting of the Council for Agriculture and Fisheries on May 11.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, the European Parliament on April 6 upheld the European Commission's decision to grant Ukraine a visa-free regime.
On April 26, the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU member states (COREPER) supported the move to grant the Ukrainians a visa-free travel across the EU.