Brussels / 17.05.17 / Turan: Today the head of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani and the head of the Ministry of the Interior of the presidency of the Council of the EU Malta Carmelo Abela signed the last document for granting visa-free regime to Ukraine The ceremony was attended by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. After signing the regulations will come into force 20 days later - on June 11.
Citizens of Ukraine will be able to enter the countries of the Schengen zone, as well as in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland for a period of 90 days for six months. At the same time, work permits and studies in the European Union do not give a visa-free regime.
To cross the border, Ukrainians will need a biometric passport, it is also recommended to have a return ticket, a hotel reservation confirmation, an invitation from relatives, medical insurance and money at the rate of at least 45 euros for each day of stay in the EU.
The introduction of the same mechanism is envisaged for citizens of Georgia too.-02D-
Politics
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On Thursday, President Ilham Aliyev received the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, who arrived to participate in the COP29 climate conference.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today issued five rulings on applications from Azerbaijan. The case of "Afgan Mammadov v. Azerbaijan" concerned the complainant's exclusion from the Bar Association. Mammadov was expelled based on a complaint filed by a colleague, which he considered unjust. The ECHR ruled that Mammadov's rights had been violated and ordered Azerbaijan to pay him €5,000 in compensation for moral damage and €1,000 to cover legal costs.
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During the ongoing COP29 climate conference in Baku on November 14, a group of activists staged a protest condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The activists also denounced countries that supply oil and weapons to nations waging aggressive wars. The protest featured placards with slogans such as: "From fossil fuels to peace!", "End war crimes!", "Punish the aggressor!", and "Phase out fossil fuel use to achieve peace!" among others.
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The United States and the European Union, which tried to position themselves as mediators in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, have come up with nothing and merely copied Russia's ideas, distorting their essence in order to "hijack" the peace process for themselves. However, their true goal was to take control of the region, to insert themselves into it, and to push out Russia, as well as Iran and Türkiye, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated at a briefing on November 13.
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