Hungary's Relaxed Visa Rules for Russians Spark EU Debate on Schengen Membership
united24media.com

The European Union is considering the possibility of expelling Hungary from the Schengen Zone due to its recent decision to ease visa restrictions for Russian and Belarusian citizens.

A growing backlash has emerged against Hungary’s move to simplify visa requirements, which includes a new national card program for extended stays and work permits. This policy change, which followed a visit to Moscow by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, has drawn sharp criticism from EU lawmakers.

The lawmakers have also suggested that if Hungary does not amend its policy, the European Commission and EU representatives should consider new measures to protect European citizens. This could include increased border controls at Hungary’s borders and the possibility for other EU states to not recognize Hungarian visas.

The letter, which has collected nearly 70 signatures, including from former Belgian and Irish prime ministers, highlights the escalating tensions within the EU over Hungary’s foreign policy decisions.

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  • 0x815OPEnglish
    31·
    4 months ago

    Thanks for pointing this out. I was indeed also questioning this source.

    What is wrong with this source, especially regarding this content? Several media sources are reporting on this issue with the same content in the meantime, I have seen the letter (you’ll find it online in the meantime), I have seen messages by several lawmakers’ on social media which all support the article’s content. So I decided to post this here as the content is accurate.

    I’ve chosen this source because among all media reporting on the matter it is the one with less trackers, and it’s not behind Cloudflare unlike many others.

    [Edit typo.]

    • poVoq@slrpnk.netMEnglish
      21·
      4 months ago

      As the original poster has already said: it’s an official propaganda outlet of the Ukrainian government. Unless you want to highlight what the Ukrainian government wants to push as a message, this is not a valid source for news, as it doesn’t fulfill journalistic minimum standards.

      • 0x815OPEnglish
        3·
        4 months ago

        I sometimes even link directly to government agencies’ sites from multiple countries depending on the topic and content, but I never want to highlight what the Ukrainian or any other government want to push. Again, each line in the linked article can be checked independently from multiple sources across the web.

        • poVoq@slrpnk.netMEnglish
          2·
          4 months ago

          Sometimes propaganda is true 🤷‍♂️ In fact, as the saying goes, good propaganda has to be mostly true.