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Serbia to initiate abolishing visas with South Caucasus

Serbia to initiate abolishing visas with South Caucasus

Serbian first deputy prime minister, Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, the country’s deputy prime minister, Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic and deputy prime minister, Minister of Trade, Tourism and …

Agreement on Georgia's visa liberalisation confirmed

Agreement on Georgia's visa liberalisation confirmed

On December 20, 2016, the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) confirmed, on behalf of the Council, the agreement reached on December 13 with the European Parliament on visa liberalisation for Georgia. The agreement provides …

Will Georgia receive visa-free regime with EU in January?

Will Georgia receive visa-free regime with EU in January?

The European Parliament may vote for the visa-free regime for the citizens of Georgia in January, following the adoption of the agreement by the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament said in a statement. "The deal …

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 …

Janelidze: EU will abolish visas for Georgia soon

Janelidze: EU will abolish visas for Georgia soon

The issue of abolishing visas for Georgian citizens is a priority for the European Union, so this process will be completed soon, Georgian Foreign Affairs Minister Mikheil Janelidze said. This statement was made …

Turkey seeks visa-free regime with Russia

Turkey seeks visa-free regime with Russia

Turkey calls for fully lifting visa requirements with Russia and working on the issue of mutual trips on domestic passports, the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said after a meeting of the Russian-Turkish joint …

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 …

 Merkel plans to maintain dialogue with Turkey

Merkel plans to maintain dialogue with Turkey

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it is necessary to maintain an open dialogue with Turkey. There is no justifying restraints on freedom of the press and thousands of arrests by the Turkish government, Merkel says, …

EU states conditionally back visa-free travel for Ukraine

EU states conditionally back visa-free travel for Ukraine

European Union states agreed on Thursday to waive visas for Ukrainians coming to the bloc for short visits, but said implementation could only take place once the bloc beefs up its mechanism to suspend visa-free agreements, Reuters reported. …

Russia and Iran may cancel visa requirements in 2017

Russia and Iran may cancel visa requirements in 2017

Visa requirements for visiting Russia and Iran soon may be dropped, the speaker of Russia’s Federation Council upper parliament house, Valentina Matviyenko, said. She mentioned a recent agreement, which …

Juncker warns Turkey on visa deal

Juncker warns Turkey on visa deal

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker delivered a personal warning to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he would be held responsible if Ankara fails to meet EU criteria for …

Turkey introduces visa-free regime with Iraq

Turkey introduces visa-free regime with Iraq

Turkey and Iraq have agreed on the introduction of visa-free regime. The decision on the abolition of visas will enter into force on Friday, October 28, Trend reports citing Turkish newspaper Milliyet. …

European Parliament urges to speed up Georgia-EU visa waiver

European Parliament urges to speed up Georgia-EU visa waiver

The European Parliament has called on the Council of Europe to start negotiations on exempting Georgian citizens from European Union visa requirements "without any further delay”. In a letter sent yesterday to the Slovak …