Brussels, 15/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - The Commission has adopted a recommendation to the Council in order to open negotiations with Ukraine on the facilitation of issuance of short-stay visas. The scope of the agreement will be limited to short-stay visas, envisaged for no longer than three months in the Schengen territory. It is expected to cover arrangements for visa fees, definition of short standard duration for processing visa applications, simplification of documentary evidence to be presented in order to obtain a visa and criteria for issuing multiple-entry visas for some categories of persons. The adoption of the recommendation is in line with the EU Ukraine Policy Action Plan. The negotiating directives contained in the recommendation should adopted by the Council in the near future so negotiations can be launched before the next EU-Ukraine Summit (1 December 2005 in Kiev).