Visa-free regime for Ukraine: prospects and problems
Visa-free regime for Ukraine: prospects and problems

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyzes the problems and prospects for visa-free regime for Ukraine. Since the launch of the EU-Ukraine Visa Liberalisation Dialogue (2008) and the presentation to the Ukrainian authorities the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation (2010), Ukraine fulfilled all the benchmarks. Ukraine has made the necessary progress and undertaken all the required reforms and commitments to ensure effective and sustainable achievement of the benchmarks of the VLAP. The progress achieved by Ukraine is steady and effective. Taking into account overall relations between the EU and Ukraine, the Commission can present, a legislative proposal to amend Regulation (EC) No 539/2001. However, the EU will take the final decision basing also the factors of security and migration risks and armed conflict in the East of Ukraine. These issues are analyzed in the paper.

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