Foreign relations of the European Union

Ukrainian visa-free travel to the European Union continues to produce an inordinately large number of fakes in the Russian media. 

Visa-free travel for Turkish citizens to Europe would make a big contribution to improving bilateral relations between Ankara and Budapest, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said during a meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Victor Orban in Ankara

Turkey and the EU are due to hold a high-level political dialogue meeting in Brussels on July 25, private broadcaster CNN Türk has reported.

BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini has said the Western Balkans' approximation to the EU would be one of the two priorities of her work in the period to come.

Turkey should stick to its European Union process in economic, security and democratization terms, the head of the country's top business organization has said, while also reiterating the organization's call for the launch of a comprehensive structural reform package. 

BRUSSELS - Italy's Sem Fabrizi has formally been nominated as the new head of the EU Delegation to Serbia, Politico reports.

Fabrizi is among 43 new ambassadors proposed by EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini.

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The European Union approved visa-free travel for Ukrainians on Thursday, fulfilling a key promise to cement ties with Kiev as it remains embroiled in a deadly conflict with pro-Russian insurgents, AFP reported.

"YES, we did it!" Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko wrote on Facebook after the Brussels decision, which the former Soviet republic has been trying to clinch for years.

The European Union (EU) Delegation to Serbia is celebrating Europe Day at a series of events, Beta is reporting.

This includees an open door day in several EU embassies in Belgrade, the EU Delegation announced on its website.

Turkey and the European Union share a common destiny to walk forward together, according to Christian Berger, the head of the EU delegation to Turkey, who said it was in Ankara's interest to remain on its path to join the bloc. 

The EU on Tuesday ruled out forcing US and Canadian citizens to get visas after making progress on a row over permit-free travel for five of the bloc's countries, reported AFP.

Citizens of Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania all need visas to enter the United States. Canada maintains visa restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians.