Germany says EU countries issue too many tourist visas to Russians

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2026-09-02

Berlin (dpa) - The German Government is urging its European partners to impose stricter restrictions on tourist travel by Russian nationals to the EU. "The number of visas issued - C visas for Russian nationals to holiday in the European Union - is too high," a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry in Berlin said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the German government had blamed Russia for the failed drone attack in Leipzig airport and announced consequenc......

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