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Not Just Rotten in Denmark – Nationalism Surfacing

2011-07-05 by Phil Butler

Greeks protest austerity cuts to no avail

The news that the Danish parliament moved on Friday to reintroduce limited border controls, should not really come as any surprise. With one segment of the EU pushing hard for austerity measures on the other side, and the Russian Federation being nixed at every turn on free visa travel, and general upheaval increasing overall, isn’t it clear more than one border crossing is at risk?

Tags: Belgium, Belgium tourism, Copenhagen, Denmark, Denmark tourism, EU, EU Travel, European Union, free travel, German tourism, germany, Greece tourism, Russian Federation, Schengen agreement, Spain tourism, strikes, visa

Austria Agrees to Ease Visa Restrictions for Russian Travelers

2011-05-20 by Mike Wheatley

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 […]

Tags: Austrian president, Austrian visas, Dmitry Medvedev, Heinz Fischer, Russia visas, Russian president, Russian-EU summit, Schengen agreement, Schengen zone, visa restrictions




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