04/06/2007 (Agence Europe) - The agreements on the simplification of visa-issuing procedures between the EU and Russia and on the re-admission of illegal immigrants entered into force on Friday 1 June. Visa formalities have been simplified for several categories of the population (diplomats, business men and women, journalists, scientists, students and pupils, athletes etc). The agreement covers 24 European countries, but not the United Kingdom, Ireland or Denmark, which negotiate separately...