EU ambassadors on Thursday backed a European Commission proposal that allows visa-free travel for Ukrainian citizens in the EU, and vice-versa, for 90 days in any 180-day period.
The decision will not come into force until details are agreed with the European Parliament on which circumstances would allow for the temporary suspension of visa-free travel.
“Three years after the Maidan protests began, we send a very strong positive signal to Ukraine,” said Frédéric Jung, France’s EU spokesperson.
The Dutch government, which has been in a bind over handling Ukraine policy since an April referendum rejected the EU’s “Association Agreement” with Ukraine, did not …read more
Source: POLITICO – Europe Edition
