Almost Visa free RU for EU?

[BC]

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2006/03/23/015.html

[Bruno]

Don't surprise me... the visa free in Ukraine have burst the business relation between Ukraine and Europe... the same is possible for Russia... normaly, the next stage can be a easy policy for import/export...

The economie in Europa is growing slowly but growing... but we produce to much for our intern market... and for some other thing, we are in need... all these negociation is economical oriented... and since we are on the same continent, good relation are needed for good business...

[Son of Clyde]

It's getting to where you must buy a subscription to read an online news story.

I did read part of it and it is about time the visa laws were relaxed.

[Bruno]

[user=130]Son of Clyde[/user] wrote:

It's getting to where you must buy a subscription to read an online news story.

More detail on the site from the European communauty, department justice and home affairs :

http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/faq/external/faq_external_en.htm

The agreement eases the procedures for issuing short-stay visas -i.e. for intended stays of no more than 90 days- to Russian and EU citizens travelling to the Schengen Member States - all EU Member States except the UK, Ireland and Denmark - and the Russian Federation respectively.

- The documents to be presented have been simplified for some categories of persons: close relatives,...
- Moreover, certain categories of persons benefit from a waiving of the visa fee: close relatives,...
- there are also simplified criteria for issuing multiple-entry visas for the following categories of persons: ... spouses and children visiting citizens of the EU or the Russian Federation legally residing in the other Party... : visa of up to five years

A other interesting page over European and Russian collaboration :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU-Russia_Common_Spaces