Endorsement of proposal on visa liberalisation for Ukrainian citizens

The European Parliament's plenary session formally adopted on 6 April 2017 the informal agreement with the Council of the European Union allowing for Ukrainian citizens to be exempted from EU short-stay visa requirements.

The proposal was put forward by the European Commission in April 2016. The informal agreement was reached in February 2017.

• Primary Source

Sputnik International, 06.04.17: European Parliament Approves Short-Stay Visa-Free Regime for Ukraine https://sptnkne.ws/eagw

Euro|Topics: Debates, April 2017: Is Ukraine ready for visa-free travel? http://www.eurotopics.net/en/177374/is-ukraine-ready-for-visa-free-travel

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 28.11.16: Ukraine’s Visa Liberalization Saga http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/66262

Visa Free Europe: Ukraine http://visa-free-europe.eu/news/?country=ukraine

EUObserver, 07.04.17: Three million Ukrainians can soon visit EU visa-free https://euobserver.com/foreign/137528

Politico, 06.04.17: Ukraine gets visa waiver green light from European Parliament http://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-gets-visa-waiver-green-light-from-european-parliament/

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