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Friday, 19.04.2024, 15:21
Estonian MEP Toom asks Mogherini about Schengen visas for Crimea residents
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"More than 90% of residents of Crimea received Russian citizenship
after the events of 2014, considering that de facto the peninsula is under the
effective control of Russia," it stands in the inquiry.
These people can not apply for Schengen visas at the embassies situated in
Kiev because they do not have the required documents, such as Ukrainian
residence permits and similar. Most of the people living in Crimea no
longer have a valid Ukrainian passport. And a trip to Kiev is a rather
difficult thing for them because Crimea has no adequate transport connections
with the capital of Ukraine.
In the inquiry, Toom wants to know if it is possible to have a Schengen
visa put in a Russian passport issued in Crimea at the embassies of EU
countries in Moscow and Kiev and whether exceptions are made on humanitarian
grounds. The MEP also wants to know if a review is planned of the policy of
issuance of Schengen visas to residents of Crimea.
In this connection, according to Toom, the experience of the policy of
non-recognition of the Baltic nations into the Soviet Union could be tapped
into.
"For instance, during the Soviet time visas to the West were issued to
residents of the Baltic states," the MEP said.
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