The issue of banning tourist visas for Russians is being actively discussed by EU member states both domestically and internationally.. Some states are in favor of a complete " So far, there is no single position on this issue in the European Union, reports Bloomberg..

According to the source, the main opponents of a complete ban on visas for Russians are France and Germany.. They are of the opinion that the EU should continue issuing visas to Russians who are not associated with the government.. We are talking about students, artists, scientists and specialists. In Paris and Berlin, they do not agree with the Baltic countries and Finland, who want the bloc to completely "

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Let us recall that one of the compromise options, which the ministers are expected to discuss, provides that Russians traveling to the EU will pay a higher visa fee and experience additional bureaucratic difficulties in the process of obtaining the relevant documents..

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