EU ministers demand clarification from Hungary on controversial visa policy

Foreign and interior ministers from eight European Union countries have sent a formal letter to Ylva Johansson, the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, demanding an explanation for Hungary's decision to ease visa restrictions for citizens of Russia and Belarus.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna made a post on his X account in this regard, Caliber.Az reports.

Together with my Nordic-Baltic colleagues I sent a letter to #EU’s @YlvaJohansson to express concern over #Hungary’s decision to ease entry for Russians & Belarussians.

This is not justified when Russia continues its war in #Ukraine & is intensifying hybrid actions against EU. pic.twitter.com/I3huZ73DqJ

— Margus Tsahkna (@Tsahkna) August 16, 2024

“Together with my Nordic-Baltic colleagues I sent a letter to EU’s Ylva Johansson to express concern over Hungary’s decision to ease entry for Russians & Belarussians.

This is not justified when Russia continues its war in Ukraine & is intensifying hybrid actions against EU.”

The letter, whose published copy shows signatures from the foreign and interior ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Estonia, requests clarification on Hungary’s visa policy decisions.