KIEV, Jan. 18 – The European Commission in first quarter of 2016 will recommend that the Council of European Union introduce a visa-free travel regime for Ukrainians, Commissioner for European Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said.

Speaking to the journalists in Brussels before the meeting of the Council of EU, Hahn has said he expects the European Commission to file a formal proposal on Ukraine and Georgia visa-free travel in the course of the first quarter of 2016.