European Union countries that are considering a visa ban for Russian citizens are obliged to prove that a person who is not given a document is a threat. Gunnar Beck, a member of the European Parliament from Germany, spoke about this in an interview with the newspaper. “News”.
“According to Article 32 of the Schengen Visa Code, an applicant can only be refused a visa if he/she poses a threat to the public order, internal security or public health of the country as defined in Article 2(21) of the Law.” said the parliamentarian.
He stressed that European legislation does not provide for the complete or categorical rejection of all citizens of a state in which no EU member state is at war.
August 9 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Western countries will ban the entry of all Russians.
Erkki Tuomioja, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland allowedZelensky’s call could lead to division in the European Union.