The package of laws adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine To introduce visa-free regime with the EU, will be sent to European experts For evaluation, in case of any reservations, Parliament can make amendments, said the Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Volodymyr Groysman.

Parliament on Tuesday passed a Package of laws necessary For visa liberalization with the EU. Along with this, the MPs rejected the amendment to the Labour rule that prevents discrimination on racial, religious and gender or sexual orientation. The fifteenth of December is expected to report to the European Commission on the progress of Kiev in the execution of the action plan on visa liberalization. According to the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine, a positive assessment will begin the preparatory procedures For the abolition of visas.

"All laws which open the way to visa-free regime, in practice, were voted by the constitutional majority. Now the texts of these laws will be directed to our partners from the European Union To assess congruence with European directives, " he wrote, Groisman on his page century

The speaker assured that as soon as the Europeans will give their assessment, he will immediately write the laws and send them to the President for signature. However, if the Europeans are comments, the Parliament will amend the laws." if our partners can be found, the Parliament will have the opportunity to make appropriate changes and correct the mistake if any was committed, " he wrote, Groisman.

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 2016. To do this, 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.

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