11:29 21.03.2016

Government approves agreement with Italy on mutual recognition of driver licenses

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Government approves agreement with Italy on mutual recognition of driver licenses

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has approved an agreement between the Ukrainian and Italian governments on the mutual exchange and recognition of driver licenses.

The decision was made at a cabinet meeting last week.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said that Head of Zakarpattia Regional State Administration Hennadiy Moskal raised the issue of the movement of vehicles across the Ukrainian border last week.

"We have large restrictions in [vehicle] movement. Earlier, if a vehicle entered the country with foreign license plates, it could stay in Ukraine up to one year. The vehicles did not have to pass customs clearance, taxes were not paid. Now it is a problem that persons who live abroad come here to spend only several days before leaving the country," he said.

Yatseniuk ordered Infrastructure Minister Andriy Pyvovarsky to draft up amendments to rules governing the stay of foreign vehicles in Ukraine.

"They were changed five years ago. There were cases of fraud in the use of vehicles. Now we should invent how to facilitate the movement across the border for people and they should not be obliged to leave the country in several days. They should be allowed to stay a week, or two or three in Ukraine when they come on vacation," Yatseniuk added.

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