• 2017-04-03
February 2, 2017 is a very important date for European Georgia. On this very day the decision was made to grant visa free regime to our citizens.
 
Since this historic date the topic is being broadly covered by Georgian media. The issue was discussed in over 3000 articles and reports. The news on visa liberalization spotlighted by media types was divided in the following way:
 
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The chronology of activities related to this historic event:
 
  • February 2 - European Parliament members expressed support toward Georgia's visa liberalization
  • March 1 – the document on granting visa free regime to Georgia was signed
  • March 28 – the first Georgian citizen without visa traveled to Europe
 
At the session on February 2 European Parliament members voted for Georgia's visa liberalization (553-for, 66-against). 28 members refrained.
 
The list of countries and number of votes against the process:
 
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