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At the fourteenth EU-Ukraine Cooperation Council today, the Cooperation Council underlined the strength of EU-Ukraine relations and looked forward to deepening them further in the coming year.

Meeting at Rostov-on-Don for their 25th Summit on May 31-June 1, 2010, the European Union and Russia launched a Partnership for Modernisation.

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - EU and Russian leaders on Monday evening (31 May) gather for a two-day summit in southern Russia aimed at boosting industrial and trade links, with few prospects in agreeing on visas and human rights.

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – The European Commission on Wednesday (12 May) assured Moscow that the EU's policy's towards its eastern neighbours is not a form of competition, with Brussels keeping the door open for "project-based" co-operation with Russia.

As from 5 April, the EU Visa Code, adopted by the European Parliament and the Council in June 2009, will become applicable. It is directed to the Consulates of States applying the common visa policy all over the world.

As from 5 April, the EU Visa Code will become applicable. The Visa Code gathers into a single document all legal provisions governing decisions on visas. It increases the transparency, develops legal security and ensures equal treatment of applicants while harmonising rules and practices for the Schengen States (22 Member States and 3 associated states) applying the common visa policy.

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – The European Commission on Wednesday (12 May) assured Moscow that the EU's policy's towards its eastern neighbours is not a form of competition, with Brussels keeping the door open for "project-based" co-operation with Russia.

Ukrainian lawmakers got rough, threw eggs and smoke bombs, but still voted in favor of deal with Russia ensuring cheaper natural gas for Ukraine in exchange for the lease of a key naval base to Moscow.

A new publication explaining the Multi-Country Cooperation Instruments and Thematic Tools, designed as part of the EU’s effort to support change in the Neighbourhood Partnership countries, has been prepared by the EU-funded ENPI Info Centre.

Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS), 4 million people have crossed the state border of Ukraine since the start of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship.