By BRUSSELS. Nov 24 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The European Parliament has approved the decision not to accept passports and other travel documents issued by the Russian Federation in the illegally occupied regions of Ukraine and Georgia.
The corresponding decision was voted during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Thursday.
“Parliament approved the agreement with Council on the non-acceptance of travel documents issued by Russia in occupied Ukrainian regions and so-called breakaway territories of Georgia, for the purposes of issuing visas or crossing the EU’s external borders, with 531 votes in favour, 7 against and 34 abstentions,” the press service of the European Parliament said following the voting results.
According to the proposal, the Commission should consult EU member states and draw up a list of Russian travel documents, notably passports, which should not be accepted. However, those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine will still be able to enter the EU on humanitarian grounds.
