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Austria Agrees to Ease Visa Restrictions for Russian Travelers

2011-05-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

President Heinz Fischer of Austria and Dmitry Medvedev of Russia discuss visa rules

Austrian visas are set to become much easier for Russian citizens to obtain after the country’s president agreed to ease current restrictions, saying Vienna should be as liberal as possible when concerning the Schengen Agreement. “If the system works fine for Italy, France and Spain then I do not see why Austria shouldn’t adopt the […]

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Medvedev Not Giving Up On Visa-Free Travel Issue

2011-05-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Visa-free European travel is a logical step says Dmitry Medvedev.

The one thing holding back Russian tourism more than anything else has been the visa issue; Russian visas are notoriously difficult to get, and the bureaucrats in charge simply won’t bend until they get what they want in return. Rather than give into the EU’s demands for short-term visa free travel, Russia are demanding something […]

Tags: Dmitry Medvedev, EU Travel, Russia visa, Russian immigrants, Russian president, Russian tourism, Russian visas, visa free travel

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