“We are offering a fully digital visa application to help travelers and Member States have a more comfortable and secure application process,” EC Vice President Margaritis Schinas was quoted by Interfax as saying.
European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson said the EU needed to provide a secure web-based visa application platform for citizens of 102 countries.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Alexander Grushko earlier admitted the possibility of a decision by the European Union to limit the issuance of visas to Russians.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki urged to stop issuing Schengen visas to Russians, with the exception of humanitarian ones.