The European Parliament and the European Commission agreed on a mechanism for the introduction of visa-free regime for citizens of Ukraine and Georgia. According to Reuters, now is introduced simplified regime for trips of Ukrainians and Georgians in the EU. A week earlier it was reported that the EU conditionally approved the introduction of a visa-free regime for Ukraine. At the same time it clarified that the decision will come into force only after a mechanism will be agreed emergency termination.
In early summer, Die Welt reported on the concerns of European countries in connection with the provision of the citizens of Georgia, Ukraine and Kosovo the possibility of visa-free entry to Schengen countries. It was a closed meeting in the German Parliament, during which the country's Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière presented data on foreign criminal groups. The official announced the statistics on organized crime in Georgia, where, according to him, this issue took the national scale. -02D-
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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