Saturday, March 01, 2014

EU parliament Approves Visa-less Travel for Moldovans

The European Parliament on Thursday approved visa-free travel across most of Europe for citizens of Moldova, marking a victory for the former Soviet republic's pro-European government.

The vote in Strasbourg clears the way for Moldovans with biometric passports — containing a chip with a photo and fingerprint data — to travel without visas across 26 European nations, the so-called Schengen area. It will take effect after approval by EU governments, which is expected.

Moldovan Prime Minister Iurie Leanca said the vpte gave his country "confidence in its ability to advance rapidly on the European path."

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