EU places final signature on visa-waiver for Georgians today
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Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili is in Brussels today to attend the final signing of a regulation that will lift visa-requirements for Georgian citizens traveling to the European Union (EU).
The signing ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. Brussels time (5 p.m. Tbilisi time) and this signature will be the final official approval of visa-free travel for Georgians.
The document will be signed by European Parliament President Antonio Tajani and the Parliamentary Secretary of Malta, EU Council Presidency holder country, Chris Agius.
Following the signature Kvirikashvili will hold a brief meeting with President Tajani.
The regulation that will be signed later today will be published in the EU’s official journal on March 9. It will come into force 20 days later meaning Georgians will be able to travel to the Schengen zone visa-free as of March 29.
The European Union has announced that a regulation lifting visa-requirements for Georgian citizens travelling to Europe has been adopted today.
Today the EU has announced that the regulation lifting visa-requirements for Georgia has finally been adopted. International leaders have taken to Twitter to share in the happiness of the Georgian nation.
European Union (EU) Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos said the final green light to lifting visa-requirements for Georgia is a "historic moment” and "one step” forward between Georgia and the EU at a press conference dedicated to Georgia's visa liberalisation
Georgian citizens will travel to the Schengen states visa-free in less than one month time. New legislation was officially approved shortly ago in Brussels where EU officials placed the final signature to the regulation lifting visa-requirements for Georgians.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili says that today’s approval of the visa waiver for Georgians is an expression of political support of the European Union towards Georgia.
Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air is celebrating the European Union (EU) visa waiver for Georgia by announcing a ‘Weekend Seat Sale’ with a 20 percent discount on all flights to and from Georgia.
Georgian citizens will be able to travel to any of the Schengen Zone countries visa-free in just 20 days. New legislation lifting visa-requirements for Georgians has been published in the European Union’s Official Journal today.