# What is known about EU plans to restrict visas for Russians and the bloc’s reaction

https://mins.news/en/item/45231

- TASS, 2026-09-04 10:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2182713

> A diplomatic source in Brussels says the European Commission and the EU diplomatic service have made major efforts to tighten visa restrictions on Russians, but opposition from tourism-dependent countries including Spain, Greece and Italy has blocked the plan. Visa policy remains the responsibility of EU member states, several of which rejected the proposal.

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