Over the month since the introduction for Ukrainians of the visa-free travel across the European Union, only 50 out of more than 95,000 Ukrainian citizens were denied entry by the EU member states’ border guards, as reported by the Department of Consular Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
The introduction of a visa-free travel across the EU for the Ukrainians has become a reality that could have a serious impact on Ukrainian society. The parliament’s decision to confirm the country’s strategic objective to become a NATO member state was a much easier move than launching healthcare reform. Arsen Avakov has come to a spotlight playing a role of the state’s guardian angel and the enemy of firarms possession by civilians.
Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli congratulated Ukrainians on the launch of the visa-free travel across the European Union, the Ukrainian president’s press service reports.
The words “back in the USSR” would only be heard in a Beatles song, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said while launching a symbolic "visa-free countdown timer" in Kyiv June 10, the president’s press service said.
The exhibition was set up in the Taras Shevchenko City Park, offering caricatures about the country’s long path toward visa liberalization with the European Union.
The European Union does not support the initiative by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to issue non-biometric (old-type) passports to the residents of the occupied Crimea and the occupied areas of Donbas, Head of EU Delegation in Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli said at an opening of a caricature exhibit in Kyiv’s Taras Shevchenko City Park, titled “Ukraine’s path toward visa liberalization.
EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn says visa liberalization is a well-deserved reward for Ukraine’s reforms, an UNIAN correspondent reported from the official’s briefing in Kyiv Thursday.
A visa-free regime for short-term stay in the countries of the Schengen zone for a period of up to 90 days will take effect from June 11, the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine reported on Facebook and Twitter.
European structures had to violate the officially established rules for the publication of legislative acts in order to fulfill the promise regarding the date of enforcement of a visa-free travel for Ukrainians, according to Europeiska Pravda.
The decision to block Russian social networks came as a surprise not only for many citizens of Ukraine, but also for the Kremlin. The European Union officially announced visa liberalization for Ukraine. PM Volodymyr Groysman “repaired bridges” with Israel. Ex-PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk flew overseas. Angela Merkel gave important tips to Emmanuel Macron.
It is expected that the visa-free travel for the Ukrainian citizens across the EU states will take effect, both de facto and de jure, overnight Sunday, June 11, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Kostyantyn Yeliseiev said in Strasbourg after the EU leaders signed the law on visa liberalization for Ukraine, 112 Ukraine TV channel reports.
Petro Poroshenko gave a big press conference. WWII Victory Day saw several provocations. Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko marked his first year in office. PM Volodymyr Groysman is ready to take up pension reform.
Several years of Ukraine’s struggle for the long-awaited EU visa liberalization is coming to a successful; completion. The negotiations in Washington became an indicator of the effectiveness of Ukrainian diplomacy. Emmanuel Macron’s victory in France’s presidential campaign has saved the Normandy Four, but it could hardly be a reason for any particular euphoria in Ukraine.
On May 16-17, 2017, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will pay a state visit to the Republic of Malta, for the first time in the history of bilateral relations, according to the president’s press service.
Ukraine has finally formalized its divorce with Russia, having received a visa-free travel regime with the European Union, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in an interview with 1+1 TV channel, the president's press service said.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he will travel to Strasbourg on May 17 to attend the Ukraine visa waivers signing ceremony, according to the president's address in connection with the EU Council's endorsement of the legislative proposal to introduce visa-free travel for Ukrainians.
The number of people wishing to get a biometric passport of a citizen of Ukraine has increased sharply in the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas, head of Information Resistance Group, military analyst and MP Dmytro Tymchuk wrote on Facebook.
On 11 May 2017, the Council of the European Union adopted a regulation on visa liberalization for Ukrainian citizens travelling to the EU for a period of stay of 90 days in any 180-day period.
The European Union will announce the simplification of the visa regime with Ukraine in a few days, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said during a meeting of the UN Security Council, Deutsche Welle reports.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expects a visa-free travel for Ukrainian citizens across the EU to enter into force on June 11, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called historic the Wednesday's decision of the EU ambassadors to grant Ukrainians a visa-free travel across Europe, adding that the doors to Europe are now open for Ukraine.
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, the Council of the European Union told an UNIAN correspondent in Brussels.
On April 26, the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU member states (COREPER) will consider the issue of granting Ukraine a visa-free regime, according to an UNIAN correspondent in Brussels.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (MFA) has noted that citizens of Ukraine who live in the territories of Russian-occupied Crimea and certain regions of Donetsk and Luhansk regions will be able to use the advantages of a visa-free regime with the European Union by obtaining Ukrainian biometric passports, the Department of Consular Service of MFA of Ukraine wrote on Facebook.
Ukraine has almost secured a visa-free regime with the European Union. Not only will it bring freedom of movement for millions of citizens, but also the emergence of new low-cost air carriers and cheaper tourist routes, the Novoe Vremya weekly wrote in an article titled "The Fall of the Schengen Wall."
The EP's decision on visa liberalization for Ukraine has positive consequences for millions of Ukrainians. The prime ministers of the Baltic States during their Kyiv visit actively demonstrated they understood Ukrainian problems. Donald Trump has created unexpected challenges for the Russian leadership. The Normandy Four is increasingly turning into a phone talks format for several “Threes.”