The Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) agreed, on behalf of the Council, a negotiating position on visa liberalisation for Georgia.
It confirmed the Commission proposal to provide for visa-free travel for EU citizens when travelling to the territory of Georgia and for citizens of this country when travelling to the EU, for a period of stay of 90 days in any 180-day period.
The Council takes the view that the entry into force of visa liberalisation for Georgia should be at the same time as the entry into force of the new "suspension mechanism".
Diplomats from Slovakia, which holds the council's rotating presidency, are to meet with representatives of the European Parliament on October 6 to negotiate various aspects of the suspension mechanism.
Georgia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mikheil Janelidze, and Slovakia’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Miroslav Lajcak, held a joint briefing in the wake of the Council of Europe’s decision to discuss Georgia’s EU visa waiver.
