The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko expects the European Union States will provide Ukraine visa-free regime at the Riga summit of " Eastern partnership " in may 2015.
Since July 1 of last year Ukraine has moved on simplified visa regime With the EU, now Kiev seeks to move fully to a visa-free regime, and in the longer term and accession to the European Union. According to experts, in the case of the liberalization of the visa regime, the number of illegal migrants from Ukraine to the EU during the next decade will grow at least four times.
" At the Riga summit in may must be accepted conclusion on visa-free regime with respect to Ukrainian citizens With the European Union, " said Poroshenko, speaking on Tuesday in Parliament.
in may 2015 in Riga planned the summit of " Eastern partnership ".
" Eastern partnership " (EAP) is a Program of the open EU's cooperation With six countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The program does not include membership in the EU, but involves political and economic rapprochement. Implementation of the EAP involves the interaction with the partner countries on the basis of 4 thematic platforms: on matters of democracy, economic integration and convergence With EU policies, energy security and relations between people.
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