Today at noon near Odessa Regional State Administration held a ceremony of simultaneous raising of the national flag of Ukraine and the flag of the European Union.

The event was attended by representatives of the regional government, servicemen and citizens who support the European vector of the country's development.

The ceremony, timed to coincide with the Day of Europe, successfully coincided with the completion of the EU procedure for the abolition of short-term visas for Ukrainian citizens.

Visa will be in June!.

"We witnessed a historic event. Finally, our country has taken another and very important step towards a large European family, - said the chairman of the regional council Anatoly Urbansky. - For us, residents of Odessa and residents of the region, this is doubly pleasant, because for many centuries we have been living as a large European family in the land of Odessa. We have Greeks, Italians, Germans, Bulgarians, Romanians in peace and friendship ".