Announcements
“Ukraine-EU relations: at the Rubicon”
Friday, May 18, 2012 from 10.00 till 15.00 in the building of Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine the International high-level debate: “Ukraine-EU relations: at the Rubicon” will be held. The event is organized under the auspices of the European Policy Center’s Europe in the World programme in cooperation with the International Foundation “European Development” and with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the State Migration Service of Ukraine.
Public lecture on : 'Ways for the Eastern Partnership States to Join Visa-Free Europe'
On May 11, 2012 at 2.p.m. at the Belarusian Human Rights House in exile in Vilnus (Latako str.3) Iryna Sushko, a profound Ukrainian expert on EU's visa and migration policy will deliver a public lecture: "Ways for the Eastern Partnership States to Join Visa-Free Europe". The event is organized by VISA-FREE travel campaign Go Europe! Go Belarus! and NGO Belarus Watch.
Why Europe needs an Open Ukraine
On April 26th, 2012 from 16.30 till 20.00 at the building of Barcelona Center for International Affairs (CIDOB) (Elisabets, 12, Barcelona), «Europe without Barriers» is holding a round-table, which will present the research on: «Ukraine-Spain migration nexus: benefits and risks in the context of visa liberalization between the EU and Ukraine»
The EU experts view on challenges of Visa-free regime with Ukraine and Moldova.
On April 25, 2012 from 16.30 till 18.30 in the information agency “UKRINFORM” the outcomes of the research on “Consequences of Schengen Visa Liberalisation for the Citizens of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova”, prepared by the European University Institute (Florence) will be presented.
Reaching the Tipping-point of Visa-free Travel for Eastern Partner Countries
On March, 27, 2012 from 10.30 a.m. till 15.30 p.m., Policy Association for an Open Society will be helding a seminar: “Reaching the Tipping-point of Visa-Free Travel for Eastern Partner Countries”.
Time tower. World without limitations? The truth about visas.
March 22, 2012 from 15.00 till 18.00 in the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, the public discussion on the requirements for obtaining entry visas to the EU; entry visas to Ukraine for foreigners; improvement of the interactions between state authorities, civic organizations and diplomatic institutions dealing with visas will be held.
Schengen visas could be dangerous?
March 19, 2012 from 10.00 a.m. till 11.00 a.m Europe without barriers together with Civic Expert Council of foreign affairs of Ukraine will be helding press conference: "Schengen visas could be dangerous: lesson drawn from the case of Ukrainian tourists in Germany"
How Ukraine implements an Action Plan on visa liberalisation?
February 20, 2012 from 10:00 till 13:00 in the information agency “Ukrinform”, Civic Initiative “Europe without barriers” is holding a roundtable, which will present the results of the annual comprehensive civic monitoring of the Action Plan on visa liberalisation (VLAP), issued by the European Union.
From February 4, until Friday, February 9 the experts from Europe without Barriers will carry out the sociological survey research in the Ukrainian Community of Spain
The Donetsk Institute of Social Research and Political Analysis in partnership with the Civic Initiative Europe without Barriers prepared analytical report on “Ukraine’s migratory profile in the context of acquiring a visa-free regime with the EU.
Eastern Promises Roundtable. EU-Ukraine visa-free dialogue: moving forward or treading water?
The European Policy Centre, in cooperation with the Civic Initiative “Europe without Barriers” and International Foundation “European Development”, on Wednesday 7 December 2011, 15.00-16.30 at the Residence Palace, EPC Conference room (Brussels) will held a roundtable discussion on EU-Ukraine visa-free dialogue: moving forward or treading water?
Europe without Barriers: Presentation of recent studies and independent assessments
December 6, 2011, 15:00 – 16:00 at the European Parliament (Brussels), Europe without Barriers will present the recent results of the research of the EU visa policy and practices in Ukraine.
What the Civil Society can do about visas?
November 29th, 2011, 17.15-19.00, Stefan Batory Foundation, Coalition for a European Continent Undivided by Visa Barriers in cooperation with Europe without Barriers conducts the panel discussion on "What the Civil Society can do about visas?"
November 25th, 2011 at 10.30 a.m. at the Information Agency of Ukraine (UNIAN), public initiative \"Europe without Barriers\" will hold a press conference on the anniversary of the EU-Ukraine Action Plan towards visa liberalisation for Ukraine (APVL).
November 22, 2011, 10:00 - 17:00 «Europe without Barriers» conducts an International Conference «Ukraine and Eastern partnership countries on the Europe’s migration map: experience, challenges and prospects». "Rus" Hotel, 4, Hospitalna str.
6 October, 6 from13.00 p.m. DISRPA will present the results of a nationwide research of migration attitudes of Ukrainian people and the outcomes presentation of the research of the EU visa policy (the fifth wave of monitoring) by the Consulates of Czech Republic and Greece in the Donetsk region.
September 22, 2011, 13:30 – 16:00 EWB will present the results of the research of the EU visa policy, held with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation, at the news agency “Ukrinform”.
Presentation was prepared according to the results of the fifth wave of monitoring of these consular institutions, conducted by experts of the Centre in June and July 2011.
The 5th annual wave of the nationwide monitoring of the EU Member States visa practices.
EWB conducted the field study within the 5th wave of nationwide monitoring of the EU visa practices Data analysis is in the process. Presentation of the outcomes will be scheduled for September 2011.
The nationwide survey within the research «Migration potential of Ukraine in the context of acquiring a visa-free regime with the EU» will be held during the second half of June 2011. It will be carried out with the efforts of a consortium of NGOs and think tanks «Europe without Barriers» supported by the International Renaissance Foundation.
June 15, 2011, 10:00, the briefing «The outcomes of the first half year implementation of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation - non-governmental assessment» will be held at the news agency "Ukrinform". Address: 8/16, B. Khmelnytsky str.
Public debates and social action «Removing visa barriers together! Europe is our home!»
May 21, 2011, 14:30 EWB will conduct a public debate and public action "No visa regime! Europe is our home!" supported by the International Renaissance Foundation within the Days of Europe in Ukraine.
During the second half of March and the first half of April 2011, EWB presents the results of research of state policy on documents security and migration policy in Ukraine, conducted by experts within the project «Promoting the introduction of visa free regime with the EU: Approaching public policy in the documents’ security and migration to the EU standards», supported by the «European program» of IRF.
The publication "How to achieve visa-free regime with the European Union? The Western Balkans experience for Ukraine" will be released in the second half of March 2011.
«Paving the road towards visa-free travel between the Eastern Partnership countries and the EU»
We are happy to inform you about the appearance of a new section «Paving the road towards visa-free travel between the Eastern Partnership countries and the EU» on our website, which is part of the same project initiated by the Policy Association for Open Society (PASOS), Prague and supported by Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) and the Open Society Institute (OSI).
