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Cross-Border Cooperation to Improve Lake Peipsi between Russia and EU
An EU-funded cross-border cooperation project has carried out a number of actions in Estonia and Russia, contributing to an improvement of the environmental situation of … Read more...
Russia: Henri Malosse Calls on EU to Negotiate a Visa-Free Regime
Henri Malosse, the President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), has called on the EU to negotiate a visa-free travel regime for Russian citizens. … Read more...
Russian Ministry of Culture Favors 72-Hour Visa-Free Stay for Transit of Foreign Travelers
The Culture Ministry supports the idea of introducing a 72-hour visa-free regime for transit tourists from a number of foreign states, Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky … Read more...
Lithuania Refuses Visa to Russian Citizen with Crimean Passport Record
Lithuania has rejected a visa application from a Russian citizen whose passport specified the Republic of Crime as part of Russia as his place of birth, the Lithuanian … Read more...
Forum for Young Professionals „Europe Lab”
Vilnius/Raseiniai, 22-25.07.2015 As a part of our contribution to the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, we co-organised “Europe Lab”, Forum for Young Professionals, … Read more...
Cross Border Cooperation: New Pedestrian and Vehicle Terminal Opens at Estonia-Russia Border Crossing Point
A new pedestrian and vehicle terminal at the Narva-1 Border-Crossing Point has been been opened on the Estonian-Russian border, funded by the EU under a cross-border … Read more...
Facilitating the Visa Regime: A Practical Step Towards the Russian People
At the meeting between Russian and European civil society representatives, Henri Malosse, EESC President, proposed that the EU make this symbolic move to re-establish … Read more...
Public Hearing on „Visa Package” in the European Parliament
Brussels, 17 June 2015 On the invitation of the chairperson of the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament, we presented our assessment of the European Commission’s … Read more...
Visa Information System of Schengen States to Become Operational in Russia
The Visa Information System (VIS) of the Schengen Area members will become operational in Russia on September 14, 2015, the European Union’s Ambassador to Russia … Read more...
Mandatory Fingerprinting of Russian Applicants for Schengen Visas is Not Political
The European Union does not link its decision to compel Russian applicants for Schengen visas to be fingerprinted starting on September 14 to the ongoing political … Read more...
