Estonia and Finland want the European Union not to Schengen visas gives more, for Russians who want to visit the EU as tourists.
According to the two countries, it is not desirable that, now that Russia has started a war in the Ukraine, the inhabitants of Russia can simply go on holiday to Europe. Latvia and the Czech Republic also want a stop to Russian tourists in Europe.
Although European airspace is closed to Russian aircraft, Russians can still travel to Europe via Istanbul, but those tickets have become very expensive. Russians can also travel freely by land to the 27 countries of the Schengen zone, provided that they have applied for and received a short-stay Schengen visa.
Plan to ban Russian tourists from entering the EU is being discussed
Estonia and Finland's plan to ban Russian tourists will be discussed by European foreign ministers at the end of this month. The EU has so far only introduced a visa ban for Russians placed on the European sanctions list. Estonia will introduce a visa freeze independently from Thursday. “Visiting Europe is a favor, not a right,” Prime Minister Kallas said.
For the time being, the EU only wants to discuss stopping the issuance of Schengen visas for Russian tourists and not to exclude all Russians.
Via Finland to the European sunny destinations
More and more Russians who want a holiday in the sun are entering Europe via Finland with a Schengen visa. You can cross the Finnish border by car, train or bus, and then fly from Helsinki to sunny destinations in Europe. Within the EU, Cyprus and Greece are popular destinations for Russian tourists, as is Hungary's Lake Balaton. Outside Europe, Turkey is a top holiday destination for Russians.
Source: NOS.nl
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