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The European Union (EU) could grant Ukraine and Georgia visa-free regime as soon as in the spring of next year, a source in the European Commission told RIA... 14.12.2016, Sputnik International

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Ukraine, Georgia Could Get Visa-Free Regime With EU in Spring 2017 - Source

23:41 GMT 14.12.2016 (Updated: 12:12 GMT 09.02.2023)

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The European Union (EU) could grant Ukraine and Georgia visa-free regime as soon as in the spring of next year, a source in the European Commission told RIA Novosti.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The proposal for the visa waiver for Georgia was issued by the European Commission on March 9 since the country met the conditions for the visa requirement exemption. On July 7, the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs also recommended to grant visa-free travel to the residents of Ukraine, Georgia and Kosovo.

"As far as I know, Dimitris Avramopoulos [EU Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Commissioner] said on Wednesday that he hoped that the visa-free regime would be granted at the start of spring," the source said.

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