Press Release: Towards easier cross-border travel in the Kaliningrad area

The European Commission proposed in July 2011 to facilitate border crossing for people in the Kaliningrad area. The proposal amending EU rules on local border traffic (LBT) foresees that the entire Kaliningrad oblast as well as a specific border area on the Polish side would be considered as a border zone. Additional border zone residents could therefore travel more easily across the border and within the neighbouring area.

• Primary Source

EUObserver, 29.7.11: EU to ease travel for residents of Russian enclave http://euobserver.com/9/32668

EurActiv, 1.8.11: EU borders open to Kaliningrad citizens http://www.euractiv.com/en/justice/eu-borders-open-kaliningrad-citizens-news-506852

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