Schengen

Baltic States, Northern Europe and Poland want to close Schengen to Russian military even after war The interior ministers of the Baltic States, Northern Europe and Poland, who met in Tallinn on Thursday, confirmed in a joint statement plans to block entry to the Schengen area for Russian citizens who participated in the aggression against Ukraine. 20.06.25 09:31 17 669 45 Previously in trend: Schengen is closed for Russians

Russian special services use their diplomats and their relatives for sabotage in EU - Lipavsky An unprecedented network of Russian diplomats and their relatives has been created in the Schengen area, who are used by Russian special services to commit acts of sabotage in Europe. 31.01.25 10:20 1 556 9

We need to work on limiting Hungary’s participation in Schengen area - Latvian President Rinkēvičs Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs believes that if Hungary's policy does not change, it is worth working to limit its participation in the Schengen area. 01.08.24 16:57 2 983 22

From October 25, Czech Republic prohibits entry of Russians with tourist and student visas The government of the Czech Republic on Wednesday decided to increase visa restrictions for Russian citizens. 12.10.22 19:13 3 997 31 World

Hungary will continue to issue visas to Russians - Szijjarto Hungary does not intend to refuse issuing Schengen visas to Russians, including multiple-entry visas. 24.09.22 00:26 7 276 66 World

Finland is ready to announce restrictions on entry of Russians The Finnish authorities will announce a principled decision regarding Russian visas and tourists. Entry will be severely restricted. 23.09.22 19:57 4 188 28 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Committee of Permanent Representatives of EU countries agreed on proposal to suspend simplified visa regime with Russia The Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) of the EU countries in Brussels approved on Wednesday the proposal presented by the European Commission (EC) the day before to suspend the EU agreement on the simplified visa regime with Russia 07.09.22 19:51 1 073 10 World

Five EU-neighboring countries of Russia will discuss entry restrictions for Russian citizens, - Lithuanian Foreign Ministry Lithuania welcomes the decision of the European Union to suspend the simplified visa regime with Russia. 31.08.22 19:52 3 105 7 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Ministers of foreign affairs of EU agreed to stop agreement with Russian Federation on simplification of visa regime, - Borrell The ministers of foreign affairs of the countries of the European Union have reached political agreements regarding the issuance of Schengen visas for citizens of the Russian Federation: the simplified procedure for issuing visas will be completely discontinued. Visas will be issued on an individual basis, taking into account personal circumstances. 31.08.22 17:03 4 706 26 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Ban on issuing visas to European Union should also apply to citizens of Belarus, - Kuleba Citizens of Belarus should also be banned from issuing visas to the EU. 31.08.22 01:41 2 630 12 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

France and Germany propose to introduce visa sanctions not for all Russians, - Bloomberg France and Germany have said the EU should continue issuing visas to Russians not connected to the government, even as Russia’s neighbors, including the Baltic states and Finland, want the ban on issuing entry documents to all without exclusions of Russians were introduced. 27.08.22 19:17 7 024 42 World

European Union plans to increase cost and terms of issuing visas for citizens of Russian Federation, - Bloomberg According to Bloomberg, citizens of the Russian Federation who want to get a short-term visa to enter the EU will have to pay more and endure additional bureaucracy. Such a decision was adopted as a compromise to mitigate the differences of the member states of the European Union. 25.08.22 19:30 2 937 27 World

Sweden opposed a total ban on visas for Russians The Swedish government wants to see restrictions, but not a complete suspension of visa issuance to Russian citizens. 21.08.22 21:57 6 569 44 World

Lithuania supports EU-wide visa ban for Russian citizens, - Foreign Minister Landsbergis The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania supported the ban on tourist visas for citizens of Russia. 18.08.22 00:11 673 6 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Scholz on banning Schengen visas for Russian citizens: We should not complicate escape from Russian dictatorship The issue of visas for Russians to enter the European Union "should be discussed," and there is "space for discussion" at the level of individual EU states. 15.08.22 20:04 10 305 155 World

Lithuania calls EU to set up "military Schengen area" Lithuania has called on the EU to establish a sort of a military Schengen project to facilitate movement of military capacities across member countries. 08.09.17 15:15 9 011 23 World

Collapse of Schengen Area may cost its members up to €18 billion, - European Commission The European Commission, in light of the growing migration crisis in Europe, warned the European Union countries about the risk of significant losses in the case of introduction of comprehensive border control and abolition of the Schengen Agreement. 11.02.16 16:40 5 032 28 World

Europe's passport-free travel zone to be suspended for two years, - The Times Europe’s passport-free travel zone is set to be suspended for two years after EU ministers demanded a stop to the influx of migrants. 26.01.16 16:33 80 861 229 World

Finland initiates restoration of immigration examination within Schengen area Finland will offer the extraordinary meeting of Ministers of Interior and Justice of the EU countries to decide on a single and temporary reintroduction of border control in the Schengen area on Friday. 19.11.15 17:15 5 862 19 World

EU Increases Number of Documents for Ukrainians to Obtain Schengen Visa The increase of the number of documents that starting October 15 Ukrainians must submit to obtain a Schengen visa in the consular offices of Poland is consistent with the decision of the European Commission. 15.10.14 17:13 74 870 182 Ukrainian Politics

European Commission Asks Government of Schengen Countries to Issue Long-term Visas for Ukrainians European Commissioner Cecilia Malmström, responsible for the internal affairs and joint visa policy of the European countries, appealed to the governments of all the Schengen countries with a request to issue as much as possible long-term visas for Ukrainian citizens. 16.06.14 12:16 50 307 66 Ukrainian Politics

French MPs Demand to Ban Akhmetov Entry in Schengen Area. DOCUMENT 20 French MPs have signed a petition which demands release of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and the application of sanctions to the people of Yanukovych’s circle. 05.03.13 13:41 19 480 140 Ukrainian Politics

Attorney Kuzmin Decided to Unwind in Nice. Possibly for the Last Time.. VIDEO First Deputy Attorney General Renat Kuzmin went to France last Sunday. 22.08.12 12:20 29 150 74 Ukrainian Politics