The European Commission this month will propose allowing Ukrainians to travel visa-free in the EU despite the result of the Dutch referendum, according to Reuters.
“It may look as if we’re ignoring the Dutch voters, but we have to keep our word to Ukraine, which has met the conditions,” an unnamed source told Reuters.
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko agreed last month on a visa liberalization proposal for Ukrainian citizens. The move came in response to Ukraine’s recent anti-corruption reforms.
Last week the Netherlands held a referendum in which more than 60 percent of the Dutch voted against ratifying …read more
Source: POLITICO – Europe Edition
