EU parliament profile committee votes for visa-free regime for Ukrainians

The Committee of the European Parliament on Civil Liberties, Justice and Internal Affairs (LIBE) on Thursday, March 9, approved the draft on the inclusion of Ukraine in the list of third countries whose citizens are canceled visa requirements, RIA Novosti reports.

The corresponding decision was made at a meeting of the committee on Thursday afternoon: 39 members of the committee voted “for”, four were “against” and one abstained.

Members of the committee also heard a short report of the committee member on civil liberties, justice and internal affairs of the European Parliament, Michal Boni.

The next step will be considering the issue of abolishing short-term visas for Ukrainian citizens by the European Parliament on April 5.