Declaration of the summit in Riga does not include the abolition of visas with Kiev in 2016
In the final Declaration of the summit of "Eastern partnership" there is no provision on granting Ukraine and Georgia visa-free regime in 2016.
the document notes that the participants of the summit welcomed the progress made by Georgia and Ukraine to implement their action plan on visa liberalisation, as described in the latest report of the European Commission ", However, does not mention the possibility of the abolition of visas for Ukraine and Georgia in 2016.
Also stresses that the summit participants expect from Ukraine and Georgia conclude the adoption of the second phase of their plans of action on visa liberalisation once all objectives will be accomplished through the implementation of all necessary reforms.
in Riga on may 21-22 summit of " Eastern partnership ". Ukraine expected from the summit of promotion in the issue of visa-free regime with the EU. First, however, the European Commission said that Ukraine visa-free regime in Riga will not be offered. On Thursday morning, German Chancellor Angela Merkel Also said that the easing of the visa regime as long as it is impossible.
on the last working day of the week the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker at a press conference on the results of the summit said that the EC will present a new report on the progress of Ukraine and Georgia on the way to visa-free regime with the EU by about the fifteen of December. Prime Minister of Latvia Laimdota Straujuma said that the European Union States may move to a visa-free regime with Georgia and Ukraine in 2016, if the EC will submit a positive report.
The program "Eastern partnership" includes political Association and economic integration of the EU with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The last 3 countries last year signed the Treaty on the Union with the EU.