Press Release: Commission amends visa facilitation agreement for citizens of Ukraine

The European Commission has signed an amended Visa Facilitation Agreement with Ukraine in Brussels, further facilitating people-to-people contacts and strengthening ties between the citizens of Ukraine and the European Union.

The amendments to the current Visa Facilitation Agreement provides among other things for the extension of certain facilitations to additional categories of Ukrainian visa applicants, such as representatives of the civil society organisations or young persons who participate in events organised by non-profit organisations as well as for the improvement of existing facilitations for categories of applicants like journalists.