The European Union (EU) and Russia have been discussing plans to scrap visas between the territories.

Potentially generating more jobs between the two jurisdictions, the proposals have been debated during a summit, RIA Novosti reports.

Commenting on the talks, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said: "I see the political will of many EU members to introduce a visa-free regime, a will expressed at the highest level."

He explained that a consensus on the issue is being sought between EU member states and if an agreement is reached on requirements regarding the impact on non-EU nations and the security of Russian borders then a deal is likely to follow.

According to Mr Lavrov, he hopes that the deal will come out of a Russia-EU summit in late May and early June this year.

In the EU, a recent study by the European Commission called for the creation of more education jobs in order to encourage more people from socially disadvantaged and older age groups to study.