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• Non-citizens will be able to travel within the EU without visas as of 19 January 2007

Newspapers report that non-citizens of Latvia will be able to travel within the EU countries, but the UK and Ireland, and Norway and Iceland without visas as of 19 January 2007. As reported, in December the Council of the European Union has approved the draft amendments to the regulations of the EU visa regime, which stipulate granting non-citizens of Latvia and Estonia rights to travel within the EU without visas.

Newspapers report that non-citizens of Latvia will be able to travel within the EU countries, but the UK and Ireland, and Norway and Iceland without visas as of 19 January 2007. As reported, in December the Council of the European Union has approved the draft amendments to the regulations of the EU visa regime, which stipulate granting non-citizens of Latvia and Estonia rights to travel within the EU without visas. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf, Diena, NRA