The European Commission on Friday, December 18 approved a new, sixth report on Ukraine’s implementation of the requirements of the action plan on visa liberalization (VLAP). Unpublished document on the website of the European Commission.
From this it follows that Ukraine has “effectively and consistently implements the recommendations on the implementation of the second phase of the action plan visa liberalization”, the data in the previous, the fifth report.
«Ukrainian Pravda” said that Mr. ikak additional conditions or criteria for the abolition of visas for Ukrainians new report does not contain any .
At the same time, the report implicitly recognizes that Ukraine is not yet completed the implementation of some points of the plan with regard to the fight against corruption. However, the European Commission agreed to start the process of abolishing visas, without waiting for Ukraine will complete the implementation of these items based on the promise of the Ukrainian authorities to complete the work, emphasizes the publication.
The newspaper notes that the prime minister and the president of Ukraine gave the EU the guarantee of completion the first quarter of 2016 an “effective launch of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau,” “establishment of specialized anti-corruption prosecutor’s office, changing the law on the Prosecutor’s Office,” “the final establishment and start of work of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption,” “amending the law on the Agency to return the assets, and also laws spetskonfiskatsii and seizure of property “and” changes in the state budget, which will provide funding for the mentioned bodies ».
In 2014 Ukraine signed an agreement on political association with the EU. Kiev undertook to perform a series of demands for the abolition of visas with the EU. Similar agreements were signed with Georgia and Moldova.
In May, the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that Ukraine has fulfilled most of the technical requirements of the European Union for administration visa-free regime. Among the requirements that have not been fulfilled – the introduction of biometric passports and single identity card of the citizen of Ukraine, noted then Poroshenko.
The question of the abolition of the visa regime discussed during the past May in Riga summit “Eastern partnership “, but the specific terms of the abolition of visas have not been announced. The declaration of the summit was made a reference to the new, the sixth report of the European Commission, which should show the extent to which the countries of the EU requirements for the lifting of the visa regime.
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