KIEV, Aug. 25 – Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Jan Tombinski has expressed his regret that Ukraine didn't get the visa-free regime with the EU during his tenure as the ambassador to Kiev.

"Now it's up to the European Parliament. In early September there will be a report of the European Parliament's commission on Ukraine's progress, and again the issue of electronic declaration will be mentioned in this report. Then a discussion is scheduled for October and then the European Parliament will make its decision. I can see that at present all of the elements, except for the system of electronic declaration, have been fulfilled. I will not speculate on the dates here. Now Ukraine and the Ukrainian authorities are responsible for the execution of the remaining element required for a positive decision on Ukraine's progress," he told journalists in Kiev on Thursday.