June 13, 2017 (BBC News Europe) President Petro
Poroshenko hailed the "fall of the paper curtain" at a gathering in
the capital Kiev. He also opened a symbolic visa-free door to Europe,
and met Slovak President Andrej Kiska, at the Uzhgorod border checkpoint. However,
Ukrainians who want to work in the EU still need to obtain a working visa. Travellers
departing from Kiev's international airport were treated to music and dance.
But in Russia, whose relations
with Ukraine are tense, TV news downplayed the significance of the concession -
and pushed the idea that the change would result in an influx of illegal labour
migrants from Ukraine, and that the EU might eventually suspend the deal.
The visa-free scheme allows
Ukrainians with a biometric passport to enter the Schengen area - including
some non-EU areas such as Switzerland and Iceland, but not the UK or Ireland -
without a visa for up to 90 days.
President Poroshenko opened a symbolic visa-free door to
Europe and met Slovak President Andrej Kiska
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