The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has until November 9 to accept a package of 13 draft laws, necessary for the entry into force of visa-free regime between Ukraine and the EU, said the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.
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.
"The Verkhovna Rada had to vote 13 laws, she voted only four, if she did not vote visa-free regime will not, in addition, it has a deadline - November 9 ", - said Poroshenko.
the Director added that on Tuesday he scheduled a phone conversation with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker on the issue of visa-free regime.
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