Italy and Greece are the other suggested Schengen nations, according to Privátbankár. Due to the difficulty in obtaining a visa, the EU received 84% fewer Russian tourists in 2022 than it did in 2021. The issuance of travel passports for Russian residents is not even done by many member nations, including Belgium, the Baltic states, and Czechia.
600,000 Schengen visas were issued in 2022. The largest share, 154,000, belongs to Spain. Russians travel abroad for vacations as a result of the EU's obstacles. In that regard, Turkey experienced the biggest numerical growth (2.6 million), although the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, and Egypt are also highly well-liked nations. View also: Hungary prevented EU sanctions against yet another pro-Putin oligarch. The Paks contract amendment was agreed as the Hungarian government insisted on Russian nuclear power.
