The European Commission was asked by Member States, on Monday 26 September, to adjust guidelines issued earlier in September on how to process applications for short-stay visas in the EU from Russian citizens (see EUROPE B13018A10) and to take into account both security concerns expressed by countries bordering Russia, but also humanitarian reception requirements, a diplomatic source said.
The Czech Presidency of the EU Council convened an emergency meeting of the IPCR group involving...