(ANSA) – NEW YORK, AUG 28 – The EU is about to suspend the visa agreement with Russia. The Financial Times reports it citing some sources, according to which the suspension is an attempt to limit the number of travel permits issued after some Eastern European members threatened to unilaterally close their borders to Russian tourists.
Some countries have called for joint action to stop the flow of Russians into Europe with tourist visas. The Czech Republic and Poland blocked the issuance of Russian visas shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine. Others, however, continued to guarantee travel documents, allowing Russians with visas to move freely in the Schengen area.
As a first step, the EU is preparing to give political support to the suspension of the EU-Russia agreement in the two-day meeting in Prague, which will open on Tuesday. “It is not appropriate for Russian tourists to tour our cities. We must send a signal to the Russian population that this war is not okay, it is not acceptable,” a European official told the Financial Times.
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Source: Ansa
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