The Verkhovna Rada in the upcoming week must take a number of draft laws, necessary for visa-free regime with the EU, said the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in a statement posted on the Internet office of the head of the country on the last working day of the week.

Kiev and the EU are implementing a program of liberalization of the visa regime. The Ukrainian authorities hope to receive a visa-free regime with the European Union in early 2016, for the Europeans require from Kiev to intensify the battle against illegal activity of officials, to reform at the border and bring the identity documents to the European model in the form of a biometric ID card. Before the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the first reading several draft laws, necessary for visa-free regime with the EU. In the future, the Parliament is obliged to accept them in General.

"Already at the upcoming plenary week the Verkhovna Rada must approve a number of draft laws, necessary for Ukraine technical conditions for visa-free regime with the European Union ", - said Poroshenko.

He also said that he expected the parliamentary factions of their proposals relative of the new composition of the Central election Commission.

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