The European Union wants Ukraine to pass a set of judiciary and human rights reforms before granting Ukrainian citizens visa-free access to the 28 countries of the bloc, the head of the EU Commission told Ukraine’s president in a letter on Thursday.
Grappling with pro-Russian separatists in the eastern part of the country and a shattered economy, Ukrainian authorities are keen to obtain better terms in their relations with the EU.
An agreement on visa-free travel for Ukrainian citizens to the European Union is seen in Kyiv as a key priority to be achieved next year, when a free-trade pact with the …read more
Source: Voice of America