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UK residence visas doubled last year past pre-pandemic levelsThe Home Office issued a total of 1.4 million visas last year, up from 860,000 in 2021 when coronavirus travel rules prevented movement. Wo...
Portugal likely to scrap much-criticised 'golden visa' schemeThe Authorisation of Residence for Investment Activity for people from non-EU countries, commonly known as the golden visa programme, has b...
European Union demands clampdown on issuing visas to Russian citizensOver 194,000 Russian citizens have fled to neighboring Georgia, Kazakhstan and Finland - often by car, bicycle or on foot - since Putin las...
Four nations bordering Russia to restrict Russian tourists"We believe that this is becoming a serious threat to our public security and to the overall shared Schengen area," Estonian Prime Minister...
EU to tighten visa rules for Russians but split on travel banGermany and France warned it would be counter-productive to ban ordinary Russians, a move advocated by Kyiv in response to Russia's invasio...
EU warns Russia to be held accountable for 'rocket terror'"The EU strongly condemns another heinous attack by Russia on civilians," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell tweeted, as the death toll ...
Kyiv calls for 'ban' on Russians as Moscow steps up assault in eastern UkrainePresident Volodymyr Zelenskiy's idea looked likely to divide the European Union, where differences on how to deal with Moscow have long per...
EU bans Russian lobbying from its institutionsRussian diplomats, officials and executives were already banned from EU facilities and denied visas to enter the bloc, but until now EU nat...
EU bans most Russian oil, sanctions alleged Putin girlfriendThe sanctions -- the sixth wave imposed by the 27-nation bloc since the Kremlin launched the invasion in February -- include cutting Russia...
EU seeks end to golden passport schemes, halt to sales of visas to RussiansThe Commission urged an immediate end to existing national programmes for the sale of passports. Currently only Malta, Cyprus and Bulgaria ...
Italy freezes another Russian oligarch's yacht over UkraineItaly's financial crimes police said it had been found to be "indirectly attributable, through a company based in Bermuda, to Andrei Melnic...
EU imposes new sanctions in 'strong warning' to RussiaEU for the first time slapped comprehensive economic sanctions on Russia and banned the exports of military goods and sensitive technologie...
European Union adds 13 people, 2 firms to Ukraine listFrance and Germany had already called on Russia to promote de-escalation in Ukraine so its presidential elections could take place May 25.
Ukraine crisis: EU to decide on tough sanctions against RussiaThe EU condemned the referendum in Crimea as "illegal and illegitimate", saying it will not recognise the outcome.
Russia risks 'massive' consequences on Ukraine: Angela MerkelMerkel called upon Russia to show its willingness for a diplomatic solution by agreeing to create an international "contact group" or an ob...
EU threatens to impose 'targeted sanctions' against RussiaAt an emergency meeting in Brussels yesterday, the EU foreign ministers condemned Russia's military build-up in Crimea as an "act of aggres...
- EU warns Russia over partnership talks
European Union leaders warned Russia on Monday that talks on a wide-ranging political and economic agreement will be postponed unless Russi...