European Union states agreed in principle on Wednesday to give Georgia visa-free travel, but delayed rolling out the programme until they could agree on stronger safeguards against any sudden influx of migrants.
The decision underlined increased caution in the bloc about immigration since the arrival of about 1.3 million refugees and migrants last year.
The European Union has been negotiating to ease travel restrictions for Georgians as a recognition of democratic advances in the former Soviet nation of 3.7 million people.
But Germany blocked visa liberalisation in June, demanding that the bloc first firm up its system for suspending visa waivers to cope …read more
Source: Cyprus Mail
