Czechia did not support a Finnish proposal to tighten the conditions for issuing visas to Russian citizens across the whole of Europe. The decision was made by Foreign Minister Petr Macinka, according to information published on October 19. aktuality.sk ↗
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen had previously called on European Union member states to tighten the conditions for issuing visas to Russians. Finland was thus seeking a joint approach by the entire European Union toward Russian citizens. teraz.sk ↗
According to available statements, Macinka described the debate as a pseudo-affair and stated that the Finnish initiative has no chance of succeeding. According to him, a majority of countries oppose the proposal. The Czech Republic therefore did not join the initiative. idnes.cz ↗
At the same time, Czechia applies similar restrictions on the entry of Russian citizens at its own national level. The decision thus primarily concerns a joint European approach, not a change in Czech national policy in this area. forum24.cz ↗
The Finnish proposal was meant to unify the approach of member states to visas for Russian citizens. The Czech government's stance shows that differences persist among European Union countries on this issue. Further developments will depend on whether Finland manages to gain broader support for tightening the conditions.
Czechia did not support Finnish proposal to restrict visas for Russians
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Sources (5)
Česko se nepřipojilo k iniciativě proti vstupu Rusů do EU. Macinka tvrdí, že nemá šanci uspět
forum24.cz
| 11:33 19.10.
Agent Macinkovič, srabácká politika, jde proti vlastním občanům. Politici o Macinkovi a vízech pro Rusy
forum24.cz
| 12:19 19.10.
Macinka odmítl celoevropské omezení víz pro Rusy. Většina zemí je proti, tvrdí
idnes.cz
| 10:53 19.10.
Česko odmietlo podporiť fínsky návrh na sprísnenie víz pre Rusov
aktuality.sk
| 17:36 19.10.
ČR nepodporila obmedzenie víz Rusom, podľa Macinku je to pseudoaféra
teraz.sk
| 16:05 19.10.
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