... decision on a complete ban will not be made. It will be difficult to get consensus in the EU Council. However, in practice, we are very likely to see entry bans into the Union through some of the countries mentioned above and a reduction in the number of visas issued from the rest. Let's try to figure out what the EU and Russia will gain and lose from such a development.
Vadim Voinikov:
Legal and Political Aspects of EU’s Possible Visa Sanctions Against Russian Nationals
For the European Union, the ...
... visa-free regime. Sadly, visa matters have taken an entirely differently turn within some ten years. Today, far from discussing abolishing visa requirements for all Russian nationals, some EU nations are considering a prohibition on issuing Schengen visas to Russians.
In early August 2022, the President of Ukraine
called upon Western states
to close their countries off to Russians, while Ukraine itself is so far abstaining from such steps.
Virtually simultaneously, Estonia’s Prime Minister and ...
First, it is too expensive; second, it is technically highly complicated; and, third, no active resident support is likely
Since I once worked at the Soviet UN mission on East 67
th
Street in Manhattan, I know that not all New Yorkers are happy to have the UN Headquarters in their city. Of course, this institution promotes local patriotism, being yet another argument in the endless discussion on what city has the right to be called the capital of the world. But the long residency of rich East River...
... Chinese nationals in Russia on a reciprocal basis.
3. Expand the rules on the simplified procedure for tourists and investors entering the Russian Far East to other regions of the Russian Federation.
4. Simplify the procedure for issuing multiple-entry visas for Russian and Chinese nationals and increase their term of stay.
5. Resolve the issue of granting student visas on a reciprocal basis with the right to engage in temporary employment.
6. Greatly simplify mutual trips for residents of neighbouring ...
The European Union Association Agreements with Georgia and Moldova came into force on July 1, 2016. The agreements envisage harmonizing the legislation to bring the Associated Members closer to the EU norms and requirements. But what does the European Union have to offer Georgia other than European values and numerous consultants and advisers?
On June 27, 2014, Georgia and Moldova
signed
an agreement with the European Union on a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area. The agreement was applied on...
... fundamental human right. Today we perceive the freedom of travel as a milestone achievement of contemporary Russia. However, our western partners keep denying Russian citizens who reside in Crimea their right to apply to their respective embassies for visas. Does either the United States or the European Union bear a grudge against these people? Are they in any way guilty because they chose to live in Russia, not in Ukraine? One can at least try to name a few reasons to impose sanctions against state ...
... within the competence of the member countries. The current situation in Greece is a vivid manifestation of this inherent flaw.
Something similar happened to the second project, Schengen. The Europeans had everything neatly planned — how to issue visas to those who live “on the other side of the fence,” how to take fingerprints and even how many hours a day a truck driver in the EU should spend at the wheel.
However, they hadn’t thought up anything concerning the issue of granting ...
... asylum seekers and persons awaiting deportation and readmission. The report explicitly analyses new trends in Russia's policies to regulate legal and labor migration, although these issues have no direct association with the cancellation of the Schengen visas. The report also indicates that Russian law enforcers have been cooperating closely and effectively with their EU counterparts.
The European Commission's "First Progress Report on Implementation of Common Steps Toward Visa-Free Short-Term Travel ...
Should Russia introduce a visa regime for citizens of CIS countries?
The problem of illegal migration in Russia has been exacerbated to a large extent by the mixed migration regime with CIS countries that combines both liberal and restrictive tools. The experience of developed countries shows that in order to solve this problem, Russia has to opt for either consistent restraint or consistent liberalization of migration and employment in the region.
In recent decades, many attempts have been made...
... its changes could be even greater and more effective if the movement of people, goods and services were not constrained by national borders. However, there are many indications that shifts in this direction will not be long in coming. The position of visas and border controls will to a great extent hinge on the future of the nation state.
Opinions differ regarding the latter
, but current developments already suggest that with time the sovereignty of individual states will inevitably be restricted....
