Decisions will be made by national governments and will take effect simultaneously.
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia agreed on a substantial < strong>restriction of border crossing by citizens of the Russian Federation who have Schengen visas. However, there will be some exceptions. This was announced by the head of the Foreign Ministry of Latvia Edgars Rinkevičs.
“Baltic countries have reached an agreement on significantly limiting (with some exceptions) border crossing by citizens of the Russian Federation who have EU Schengen visas,” he wrote on Twitter.
According to the head of the Foreign Ministry of Latvia, decisions will be made by national governments in accordance with national procedures and will enter into force simultaneously.
Baltic states have agreed to significantly limit (with some exceptions) the border restrictions on citizens of the Russian Federation who have EU visas. Lēmumus pērsīms vāltu vēlādīms aussi natsīnām procedures, tie stāsies spēkā at the same time
— Edgars Rinkēvičs (@edgarsrinkevics) September 7, 2022
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Earlier it was reported that the eastern EU countries bordering Russia threatened to take “national measures” to reduce the number of Russians entering their territory and into the Schengen area, unless the entire EU agrees on a collective approach.
The European Commission has approved a proposal for the complete suspension of the visa facilitation agreement with Russia from September 12.
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In this way, the visa fee will increase from 35 to 80 euros, and the processing period will be up to six months The number of long-term and multiple-entry visas will be greatly reduced, they may stop being issued altogether.
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