1.   The visa regime imposed two weeks ago was another setback for the troubled Georgian economy, which is already suffering from severe energy shortages and high unemployment.

2.   Following the U.S. attacks in Afghanistan, Ukrainian authorities strengthened frontiers and tightened their visa regime for people from countries close to the conflict zone.

3.   Following the trial, Berisha issued a decree imposing a visa regime for Greeks.

4.   Kuchma fears that Poland, if admitted to the EU, will introduce a stricter visa regime.

5.   The step is intended to ensure control over documents presented by visa applicants and promote lifting of visa regimes between Latvia and European countries, according to the report.

6.   The visa regime will make life harder and more expensive for the numerous Georgians who either reside or travel to Russia for business or to visit family.

7.   When Slovakia introduced a visa regime for Ukrainians two years ago, what had been a vibrant flow of cross-border traffic in Transcarpathia slowed to a trickle.

8.   However, he ruled out any exceptions from the EU visa regime.

9.   The probable introduction of a visa regime is a headache, but traders are aiming to make hay while the sun shines.

10.   Polish officials have so far refused to impose a strict visa regime on Ukraine, which it will have to do before it joins the European Union.