It’s official now: EU lifts visa-requirements for Georgians
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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.
The document was signed by European Parliament President Antonio Tajani and the Parliamentary Secretary of Malta, EU Council Presidency holder country, Chris Agius.
#VisaWaiver Regulation for Georgian Citizens Signed. Congratulations #Georgia! #EUGeorgia#visafree@EP_President@Antonio_Tajani@talwefipic.twitter.com/q3YxSqWRf7
— Giorgi Kvirikashvili (@KvirikashviliGi) March 1, 2017
The ceremony was also attended by Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze, European Parliament member Mariya Gabriel who is a rapporteur on visa liberalisation for Georgia, and other officials from both Georgia and the EU.
Official signature of #Georgia#VisaWaiver - EU delivering 4 stronger people2people contact & building bridges@EPPgrouppic.twitter.com/9GllZ7LVi6
— Mariya Gabriel (@GabrielMariya) March 1, 2017
The regulation signed today will reportedly be published in the EU’s official journal on March 8.
It will come into force 20 days later meaning Georgians will be able to travel to the Schengen zone visa-free as of March 28.
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 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 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.
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