Sputnik is live as foreign ministers from EU member states hold a press conference in Prague following their informal meeting, also known as Gymnich.
The ministers were expected to discuss Ukraine and Moldova, which were granted EU candidate status on June 23, and Georgia, as well as the future of the Eastern Partnership. Some European officials suggested that EU foreign ministers should also address calls from several states to ban the issuance of Schengen visas to Russians.
The informal meeting, also known as the Gymnich meeting, named after the place where the first event took place in 1974, was held at the Congress Centre in Prague.
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