KIEV, Sept. 22 – Ukrainians will take a step closer to their goal of visa-free access to the European Union next week when a key European Parliament committee is expected to pass on a favorable recommendation.

The European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties will consider the report of MEP Mariya Gabriel on the issue of granting Ukraine a visa-free regime on September 26, the co-chairman of the parliamentary committee of the EU-Ukraine Association, leader of the Croatian Democratic Union Andrej Plenkovic, said.