Next week, the government of the Czech Republic, which currently holds the EU presidency, will propose to suspend the visa facilitation agreements with Russia and Belarus
![Next week, the government of the Czech Republic, which currently holds the EU presidency, will propose to suspend the visa facilitation agreements with Russia and Belarus](/storage/lp/3905/2c71f00ff2a3c3d7b2f00b1a3b3a8a8c31d16978.jpg)
This will not prevent Russians and Belarusians from applying for short-term entry but will increase the time it takes to process visas, require more documents, and increase costs from 35 to 80 euros.
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