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Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of Brunei Darussalam signed the agreement on mutual visa liberalisation for citizens who use passports to travel abroad (in the form of notes’ exchange).

Ukrainian MP Alexander Feldman and MEP Adina-Ioana Valean on 23rd of March launched the new EU-Ukraine Forum at a major event in the European Parliament. The Forum concept was developed by Mr Feldman to bring European and Ukrainian people closer together.

On 18th of March an international conference "Setting Priorities for the Eastern Partnership: Possibilities for Slovak-Ukrainian Cooperation and EU-Ukraine Relations” was held in the capital of the Slovak Republic (Bratislava).

In March 2011 students from the College of Europe «Natolin» (Warsaw) visited Kyiv within the framework of progam «Study trip to Ukraine». On 16th of March the conference “Ukraine: neighbourhood policies as an efficient tool to foster reform” was held in the American Library of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy building.

On 23rd of March the agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Govern-ment of the Slovak Republic on the fees abolition, which was signed in Kyiv on 6 October 2010 will come in force.

Luxembourg supports the efforts of Romania and Bulgaria to join the visa-free Schengen area in the coming months, Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said Tuesday in Bucharest.

On 10 March 2011 Representative of Ukraine to the EU, Ambassador Kostiantyn Yelisieiev met with EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud A.Semeta. K.Yelisieiev and A.Semeta discussed the ways to boost dialogue between Ukraine and the EU in customs field and in fight against corruption.

Croatia introduces again a visa-free travel regime for citizens of Ukraine starting April 1 and until October 31 to increase the number of tourists.

The Visa Facilitation Agreement continues to have positive consequences. Preliminary data for visa issuance to the Schengen area show that over one million visas were issued in 2010.

The European Union is committed to promoting cooperation with the Member States of the European Eastern Partnership Program, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton said on Thursday in Bratislava.