Questions and Answers - Proposal for the suspension of the EU-Russia Visa Facilitation Agreement
Why is the Commission proposing to suspend the Visa Facilitation Agreement in full?
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Why is the Commission proposing to suspend the Visa Facilitation Agreement in full?
The Schengen visa allows travel to countries belonging to the uniform visa area of the European Union (Schengen area).
Why is the Commission proposing to introduce online visa applications?
The European Commission proposed on 27 April the digitalisation of the Schengen visa process, replacing the visa sticker, and introducing the possibility to submit visa applications online through the European online visa platform.
An overview of cooperation on readmission agreements and arrangements with key countries, produced by the European Commission, show that the “external dimension” promoted under the EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum treats non-cooperation with EU migration policy as worthy of sanction. Despite adopting a coercive outlook, these partnerships in which “readmission is an important component”, are described as “comprehensive, tailor-made and mutually beneficial”.