Brussels 09.09.2022 The European Union countries have decided to fully suspend the visa facilitation agreement with Russia, the Council informed in a press release published on Friday, September 9. “Today the Council adopted a decision that fully suspends the visa facilitation agreement between the EU and Russia. Consequently, the general rules of the visa code…
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EU-Russia: suspension of visa facilitation
Brussels 31.08.2022 “We have seen a substantial increase of border crossings from Russia into neighbouring states. This is becoming a security risk” the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said, concluding the Informal meeting of the EU Foreign ministers in Prague. “We therefore agree today with EU Foreign Ministers on Full Suspension of the EU-Russia visa…
MEPs demand full EU-US visa reciprocity
MEPs call on the European Commission to take the measures foreseen in EU legislation to guarantee full visa reciprocity between the EU and the US. “The discrimination that Bulgarians, Croatians, Cypriots and Romanians experience when travelling to the US is unacceptable. Respecting the fundamental principle of solidarity among EU members, we call on the Commission…
Barbados welcomes digital nomads
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the number of remote workers worldwide was growing. A research from the consulting firm MBO Partners found that the number of independent workers in the United States, which includes consultants, freelancers and In More than 7.3 million working Americans described themselves in 2019 as “digital nomads”, in other words those…
EU-Belarus visa facilitation
Today, the European Union and Belarus signed a visa facilitation agreement and a readmission agreement. The agreements represent an important step in EU-Belarus relations and pave the way for improved mobility of citizens, contributing to closer links between the EU and its Eastern Partnership neighbours. At today’s signing ceremony, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson,…
Macron proposes Schengen revision
Schengen Agreement should be revised, French President Emmanuel Macron said , suggesting a number of countries should possibly be excluded from it. H also stressed the necessary to completely restructure the development policy and migration policy. LIVE | Conférence de presse à l’issue du Grand Débat national.https://t.co/Nn37kHzAQD — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 25, 2019 “The famous…
EU-UK visa free travel reciprocity
“The Council and the European Parliament have agreed that, following Brexit, UK citizens coming to the Schengen area for a short stay (90 days in any 180 days) should be granted visa free travel. This agreement was confirmed yesterday by EU ambassadors on behalf of the Council and by the European Parliament Civil Liberties, Justice…
US denies visas to Bolshoi star dancers
Russia’s Foreign Ministry (@MFA) informed about the failure of the Bolshoi Theater to perform in New York because of the denial to issue American visas to star dancers: ballerina Olga Smirnova(pictured) and first soloist Jacopo Tissi were not allowed to enter the United States. Russian foreign ministry regrets US refusal to issue visas to Bolshoi…
Chinese encourage ‘talented’ migrants
Scientists, experts, architects, IT professionals and other “high-end” foreign talents will receive warm welcome in China with the introduction of a free, fast-track visa, state news agency Xinhua reported on January, 5. New visa rules attract top talent to enhance China’s innovation capability: FO https://t.co/YfGizORrzd — APP 🇵🇰 (@appcsocialmedia) January 5, 2018 Under new rules…
Trump: US #terroristban
U.S. green card holders will require additional screening before they can return to the United States, the White House said on weekend, amid protests of numerous pro-immigrant NGO and Democrat’s supporters against the measure. Earlier, a Department of Homeland Security official said people holding green cards, making them legal permanent U.S. residents, were…
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