Hungary Points to Brussels’ Hypocrisy Over Visa Row
Budapest accused Eurocrats of launching a politically motivated attack and highlighted similar practices by other EU states.
Budapest accused Eurocrats of launching a politically motivated attack and highlighted similar practices by other EU states.
Georgia PM Irakli Garibashvili said in a statement that “any decision that facilitates the life, movement, and business of our citizens is, of course, positive and welcome.”
Swedish Democrat MP Ludvig Aspling described it as the latest evidence of his party’s influence over the Swedish EU Council presidency, where the country has taken a hardline on asylum fraud.
While the EU blocked a complete visa ban against Russians in August, Poland and the Baltic States have now followed up on their earlier promise to close their borders to most Russian tourists, making Finland the only remaining point of entry into the EU.
Stopping short of a complete visa ban on Russian citizens, the EU decided to suspend the existing agreement that eases visa issuance for Russians. Some Eastern European nations are now considering putting regional bans in place.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is the most prominent political figure to reject such an indiscriminate penalty; it is “not their war,” but that of Russian President Vladimir Putin, he has said.
“This allows foreign nationals to enter Portuguese territory who have come looking for work for a period of 120 days, extended to another 60 days, for a total of 180 days,” Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ana Catarina Mendes clarified.
“This allows foreign nationals to enter Portuguese territory who have come looking for work for a period of 120 days, extended to another 60 days, for a total of 180 days,” Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ana Catarina Mendes clarified.