The European Union will soon let Ukrainians and Georgians visit the bloc without needing a visa after diplomats and lawmakers struck a deal Thursday to end an internal EU dispute that had been holding up the promised measures.
Agreement on a mechanism for suspending such visa waivers in emergencies ends mounting embarrassment for some EU leaders who felt the bloc was reneging on pledges to ex-Soviet states it has promised to help as they try to move out from Moscow’s shadow.
European Council President warned Wednesday that the EU was risking its credibility by failing to reward Georgia and Ukraine for painful …read more
Source: Newsweek
