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BRUSSELS – EU member states moved a step closer to giving Ukraine visa-free access after ambassadors gave the bloc’s executive authority the green light for new talks on easing the rules.

The decision on Nov. 17 by EU ambassadors now gives the executive authority, known as the European Council, a mandate to work with the bloc’s legislative chamber, the European Parliament, on a procedural mechanism.

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