Visa policy in the context of the EU and Belarus relations:the current situation and prospects
11.06.2009 | Publications
We cordially invite you to take part in the conference “Visa policy in the context of the EU and Belarus relations: the current situation and prospects”, which will take place on 22 June 2009 in the conference hall of Crowne Plaza Minsk at the address: 13, Kirov St. Within the framework of the initiative of the Eastern Partnership, it is planned to liberalize the visa regime between the partner countries and the countries of the European Union. However, during this transition to new forms of interaction, it is necessary to take into account the specificity of the country, the current condition of its visa regime, and to carry out an estimation of a degree of its readiness for transformations.
During the conference, there will be a presentation of the final report on the results of the monitoring and comparative analysis of the EU visa policy and issue of visas in Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, and the Republic of Belarus. The monitoring was carried out in October - November 2008. During the conference, questions of concrete forms and variants of possible solutions for liberalization of the visa regime for the Republic of Belarus will be discussed.
Employees of consular and visa services of the countries of the European Union, experts in the sphere of the foreign policy and international relations, journalists of the state-run and independent mass media, and travel agencies are invited to participate in the conference.
In
order to take part in the conference, it is necessary until 20 June
2009 to send an confirmation to the e-mail of the organizing committee
of the conference
[email protected]
. The confirmation is to have in a
free form: participant’s
name and surname; organization and
job position, as well as contact information (e-mail, phone).
Sincerely yours,
Leonid Kalitenya,
Chairman of the NGO «Center for Social Innovations»
Ulad Vialichka,
Chairman of the International
Consortium "EuroBelarus"
Contact information:
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the consultations’ coordinator Julia Galinouskaya:
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone/fax (+375-17) 2454118; mobile (+375-29) 6840709 (Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
Preliminary program
9.45-10.00 Registration of participants
10.00 -10.15 Opening of conference
10.15-10.45 The current condition and prospects of transformation of the EU visa policy within the framework of the Eastern Partnership initiative (the report and answers to questions). Mr. Vitaliy Silitsky, executive director of BISS, Lithuania.
10.45-11.15 The EU visa policy: a comparative analysis of the situation in Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, and Russia, based on the results of the Monitoring of the visa policy of the EU countries, carried out in October - November 2008 (the report and answers to questions). Ms. Olga Wasilewska, sociologist, Coordinator of the EU visa policy monitoring project, Poland.
11:15-11:45 The existing models of liberalization of the visa regime and prospects of their introduction in Belarus (the report and answers to questions). Mr. Yahorau Andrey, expert of Humanitarian Techniques’Agency (HTA), Belarus.
11.45-12.30 Discussion
12.30-13.15 Lunch
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03.01
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07.10
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22.09
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17.08
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12.08
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