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EU may decide on visa-free travel for Georgia next week

EU may decide on visa-free travel for Georgia next week

EU Council and the European Parliament agreed on a mechanism for the temporary suspension of the visa-free regime for Georgia and Ukraine, which is a prerequisite for the abolition of visas. The European Parliament is to vote on the issue next …

EU to decide on visa-free regime today

EU to decide on visa-free regime today

Leading EU institutions today will discuss a new mechanism of suspending visa-free regime, which determines the abolition of visa requirements for citizens of Ukraine and Georgia. "The Slovak presidency will convene a regular …

Hackers attack European Commission website

Hackers attack European Commission website

The European Commission was the victim of a “large scale” cyberattack Thursday, a EC spokesperson said. “The attack has so far been successfully stopped with no interruption of service, although connection speeds have …

Ukraine and EU intensify energy partnership

Ukraine and EU intensify energy partnership

The European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic and the Energy Minister of Ukraine, Ihor Nasalyk, signed a new Memorandum of Understanding on a Strategic Energy Partnership between the EU …

EU, Turkey agree to abolish visa regime

EU, Turkey agree to abolish visa regime

The EU and Turkey have agreed on the abolition of visa regime, Trend reported citing Haberturk newspaper. Such an agreement has been recently reached within the framework of the EU Foreign …

European Parliament head to visit Ankara on September 1

European Parliament head to visit Ankara on September 1

The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, will visit Ankara on September 1. He will hold talks with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the relations between the European …

Erdogan says EU is not honest

Erdogan says EU is not honest

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the EU of not paying its way under a deal to send Syrian refugees back across the Aegean. The president said the EU had promised $3 billion, but so far only paid a nominal …

EU's Juncker plans to visit Russia in June

EU's Juncker plans to visit Russia in June

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has agreed to attend an event in Russia next month, a Commission spokeswoman said on Monday, in a move that may stir debate on the EU's fraught relations with Moscow, Reuters …