Press Release: Kaliningrad : Commission proposes set of measures to ease transit after enlargement

The European Commission adopted on 18 September 2002 a Communication setting out a package of measures designed to ease the direct transit of people and goods between Kaliningrad oblast and the rest of Russia once the enlargement of the EU has taken place. The package foresees the provision of a Facilitated Transit Document; assessing the feasibility of non-stop high-speed trains that could provide sufficient security for visa-free travel ; opening discussion on a long-term goal of ultimate visa-free travel between Russia and the EU and making full use of international conventions for simplified transit of goods.

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http://www.eeas.europa.eu/russia/kaliningrad_en.htm http://www.eeas.europa.eu/russia/kaliningrad_en.htm

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