June 11 marks one year since the EU-Ukraine visa-free regime was introduced. This canceled the necessity of visas during the border crossing procedure – for Ukrainians who own the biometric passports. The respective measure is foreseen by the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.
The State Border Guard Service reports that over the previous year, more than 20 million Ukrainians crossed the EU border. According to the authority’s deputy head Oleg Slobodyan, that’s 2.3 million more than that in 2016.
