
Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo intends to propose to the European Council to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens for security reasons.
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The Baltic and Northern European countries are insisting on tightening visa restrictions for Russians.
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Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo called for the suspension of tourist visas for Russians.
He plans to propose a specific measure at a meeting of the European Council - to stop issuing tourist visas to Russians for trips to Europe.
MOSCOW, October 10 – RIA Novosti. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo called for the suspension of tourist visas for Russians.
“At a meeting of the European Council next week, I will propose a concrete measure - to stop issuing tourist visas to Russians to travel to Europe,” he said in the Yle broadcaster’s “Ykkösaamu” program.
The politician tried to explain his initiative with security considerations.
Recently, the Baltic countries from Northern Europe have been insisting on tightening visa restrictions for Russian citizens in the EU. Earlier, the European Commission stated that it was going to propose to the countries of the union by the end of 2026 to tighten the issuance of Schengen visas to citizens of unfriendly countries.
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Discussion of visa restrictions at a meeting of the European Council
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