KIEV, July 7 – The European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs has voted in favor of recommending that the European Parliament lift visa requirements as soon as possible for Ukrainian citizens who make short trips in the Schengen zone, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze said.

"The European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs recommends that visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens who make short trips in the Schengen zone be lifted as soon as possible. We expect the Committee on Civil Liberties and Home Affairs to make a positive decision as well," Klympush-Tsintsadze said on her Facebook account on Thursday.