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As announced in a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ministers in a letter supported the request made by Commissioner Y. Johansson to Hungarian Interior Minister Sándor Pintér to provide a detailed response by August 19 so that the European Commission will be able to assess whether Russian and Belarusian citizens are subject to the National Card Scheme in compliance with European Union (EU) law and whether this decision by Hungary does not jeopardize the overall functioning of the space without internal borders.
“We have reason to be concerned about Hungary’s decision to extend the national card system to citizens of Russia and Belarus. Regardless of whether this decision is an EU or national one, we are concerned about the potentially serious security implications. We welcome your engagement on this matter. Hungary’s response, your analysis and further actions will be important to ensure our national security,” the Nordic and Baltic Ministers wrote in a joint letter to Commissioner Y. Johansson.
The Nordic Baltic Eight (NB8) is an informal and non-institutionalized form of cooperation between the five Nordic countries and the three Baltic countries (Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Finland and Sweden). The NB8 countries take turns coordinating the activities of this form every year, and this year the NB8 cooperation is coordinated by Sweden.
ELTA reminds you this month Hungary Budapest said it would speed up the issuance of visas to citizens of eight countries, including Russia and Belarus, who can enter Hungary without security checks and other restrictions. Budapest said many of the newcomers will build a nuclear power plant based on Russian technology.
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