PThe representative of the European Commission reiterated that the opportunity to come to the European Union as a tourist is not a right, but a privilege
The European Union will impose strict restrictions on tourist visas for Russians, EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs Ilva Johansson said, the Finnish portal Yle reports.According to her, from Monday, the simplified visa rules will be valid only for those entering for humanitarian reasons, family circumstances and for journalists. All other Russians will enter under the new rules without any breaks: with an increased visa fee and the deadline for reviewing applications.
Edits have been made to the text of the material due to changes in the text in the original source.
“There is no reason to trust the Russians anymore,” she said.
She announced plans to tighten the visa regime during a visit to the border crossing on the border with Russia. According to Johansson, she herself came up with such an initiative and the EU Council should adopt it today.
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“The opportunity to be a tourist in the EU is a privilege. And we don’t want to give this privilege to Russians anymore,” she added.
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The restrictions voiced by Johansson are similar to those that Latvia previously introduced for Russians. On September 7, Lithuania and Estonia announced the introduction of restrictions on the entry of Russians with Schengen, regardless of which country issued the visa, in addition to Latvia.
On September 9, the Council of the European Union approved the EC’s previously announced decision to suspend the simplified visa regime agreement with Russia. The agreement will cease to be valid from Monday, September 12.This will entail an increase in the cost of visa processing (from €35 to €80), an increase in the number of required documents, delaying the time of visa processing and tightening the rules for issuing multiple-entry visas.
The suspension of the Simplified visa regime agreement does not imply an automatic refusal to issue tourist visas. The EU Foreign ministers have not yet made such a decision.
Before the pandemic, Russians were in the lead among the citizens of the states to which the EU countries provided the most Schengen visas. In 2019, about 4 million of them were issued to Russian citizens
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WithThe EU Council decided to suspend the simplified visa agreement with Russia From September 12, the visa fee for Russians will increase from €35 to €80 and the visa processing period, the rules for obtaining multiple-entry visas will be tightened
The Council of the European Union has approved the decision to suspend the simplified visa regime agreement with Russia, according to the website of the EU legislative body.
The decision will come into force on September 12. “This will lead to an increase in the visa fee from €35 to €80, the need to provide additional documents, increase the time for visa processing and tighten the rules for issuing multiple-entry visas,” the report says.
Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakushan noted that the Visa Facilitation agreement “provides privileged access to the EU for citizens of reliable partners with whom we share common values”. After the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, Russia “undermined this trust and trampled on the fundamental values” of the international community. “Today’s decision is a direct consequence of Russia’s actions and another proof of our unwavering commitment to [support] Ukraine and its people»,— stressed Rakushan.
The simplified visa regime with Russia has been in effect since the summer of 2007. On February 25, the day after the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, the EU partially suspended the agreement for a number of Russian citizens.
In early September, the EC agreed to suspend the simplified visa regime with Russia. This means that the visa fee will increase from €35 to €80, the standard period for making a decision on applications for a Schengen visa will increase from 10 to 15 days (it can be extended to a maximum of 45 days in some cases). In addition, the rules for obtaining multiple-entry visas will be tightened, and applicants will have to provide more documents.
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As of September 1, 2022, about 963 thousand Russians had valid Schengen visas. The EC proposals did not mention anything about the termination or cancellation of visas already issued. The presence of a visa is not a guarantee for the entry of Russians into the EU, said, in turn, the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrel.
Before the pandemic, Russians were in the lead among the citizens of the states to which the EU countries provided the most Schengen visas. In 2019 , about 4 million of them were issued to Russian citizens . Finland (782.2 thousand in 2019), Spain (more than 568 thousand), Italy (about 548 thousand), France (480.9 thousand), and Greece (about 407 thousand) issued the most visas to Russians.
The day before, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said that the Baltic countries will ban entry to their territory for Russians with Schengen visas from September 19, regardless of where they received it. Poland also joined them.
The European Union, by imposing restrictions on the entry of Russians, “continues to simply lock its cage from the inside and isolate itself from both Russia and the rest of the world, complicating business and personal ties between peoples on the European continent, in Eurasia, violating the principles of freedom of movement, which were recorded in OSCE documents,” Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said the day before. The Kremlin promised a “serious response” to Russia’s actions by the EU.
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In 82 regions of Russia, elections of various levels began on Friday, September 9, and they will end on Sunday, September 11.
Gubernatorial elections will be held in Vladimir, Tambov, Yaroslavl, Tomsk, Kirov, Saratov, Kaliningrad, Ryazan, Sverdlovsk and Novgorod regions, as well as in Udmurtia, Karelia, Buryatia and Mari El. In addition, the elections of the head of the region will be held in Adygea, but there the head of the subject is elected by parliament.
Parliaments of the regions They will be elected in North Ossetia, Udmurtia, Krasnodar and Sakhalin Territories, as well as in Penza and Saratov regions. Additional elections to local legislative bodies will be held in 28 more regions.
City parliaments they are chosen in Gorno-Altaysk, Cherkessk, Barnaul, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Vladivostok, Kirov, Kursk, Omsk, Pskov, Tver and Yaroslavl.
In Moscow elections of deputies of municipalities will be held.
Remote electronic voting will be used in Moscow, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kursk, Novgorod, Pskov, Tomsk, Yaroslavl regions.
At the end of August, President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the head of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova said that in order to “feel confident” Russia needs a “strong rear” in the form of a developed democracy. “And the elections, I hope, will contribute to this, I have no doubt,” Putin said. Pamfilova complained in responsethe president is responding to information attacks from those who “left the country and dug in in the former Soviet Baltic republics, which turned into an anti-Russian gadyushnik”. The head of the CEC came to the meeting with a brooch in the form of the letter Z on the jacket, this symbol is used by the Russian military participating in the operation in Ukraine.
The Central Election Commission recommended subjects to include the anthem of Russia at the opening of polling stations. The head of the CEC believes that «will emphasize the special importance of the expression of will » and create a solemn atmosphere.
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AndVolker Turk from Austria, who previously served as the UN Under-Secretary-General for Policy, became the m. The term of office of the Turk is four years with the possibility of extension for another term
Volker Turk
The UN General Assembly (GA) has approved the candidacy of Deputy Secretary-General for Policy Volker Turk for the post of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, it follows from the broadcast of the GA meeting.
He was recommended for this position by Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The approval of the Turk’s candidacy passed without a vote.
Previously, the post of High Commissioner was held by ex-President of Chile Michelle Bachelet, her term of office expired on August 31, she took office on September 1, 2018. In the period before the appointment of the Turk, the duties of the commissioner were performed by Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner.
Turk hails from Austria, has been working at the UN for more than 20 years. From 2000 to 2019, he held various positions in the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, including Assistant to the High Commissioner and was responsible for the development of the Global Compact on Refugees. The General Assembly adopted it in 2018, among the provisions of the treaty – easing the burden on the host countries, expanding the opportunities for refugees to provide for themselves and creating conditions for their return to their countries.
In 2019, Turk moved to the position of Assistant Secretary General for Strategic Coordination.
The High Commissioner for Human Rights reports to the UN Secretary General and is responsible for the activities of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Among the duties of the Commissioner are advising the Secretary-General on UN human rights policy, supporting projects and activities in this area, representing the Secretary-General at meetings on this topic, etc. The Commissioner’s term of office is four years, possibly extended for another term.
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WithOledar is located approximately 30 km from the border with the LPR and 100 km from Donetsk, less than 20 km north of Bakhmut. Two days ago, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the capture of the village of Kodema, which is located 20 km south of Bakhmut
Chechen special forces “Akhmat” and other troops are preparing to take full control of the city of Soledar in the north of the DPR, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov said on the Telegram channel.
“After the systematic destruction of a large number of Nazi military equipment and manpower, the fighters are entrenched in the city,” he noted.
According to Kadyrov, the Ukrainian military “has a complete lack of fighting spirit and helplessness” in front of the Russian forces.
Soledar is located north of Bakhmut (Artemovsk), about 100 km from Donetsk and about 30 km from the border with the LPR.
At the request of Roskomnadzor, RBC provides data on the details of the military operation in Ukraine based on information from Russian official sources.
On September 7, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the “liberation” of the village of Kodema in the DPR. It is located south of Bakhmut (Artemovsk). According to the DPR territorial Defense headquarters, as of September 8, 277 settlements of the republic were liberated. About 60% of the territory of the DPR is under the control of Russian forces.
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ELizaveta II seemed to the British an eternal queen, said the former prime minister
Elizabeth II
The deceased Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II seemed to the British “eternal”, and they, like children, wanted to believe that her reign would not end, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, the Mirror reports.
«Grief is rolling wave after wave through Balmoral’s miruot. <..."I know, after this news, millions and millions of people put things aside, whatever they were doing, to think about Queen Elizabeth, about the bright and shining light that has now gone out," the prime minister said.
He called the day of Elizabeth II’s death “the saddest day” in the history of Great Britain.
Johnson resigned as prime minister on September 6.
Statements after the death of the monarch were made by Johnson’s successor as Prime Minister Liz Truss, as well as Prince Charles of Wales, who has now ascended the throne under the name of Charles III. The prime Minister compared Elizabeth II to the “stone on which modern Britain was built”, and stated that her death was a shock to the nation and the whole world.
The King, in turn, called the day of his mother’s death “a moment of the greatest sadness” and stated that the loss of Elizabeth II “will be deeply felt by the whole country, the kingdoms, the Commonwealth and countless people around the world”.
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Elizabeth II died on the evening of September 8 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, surrounded by relatives. At the beginning of the day, doctors reported a deterioration in her condition. After the death of the monarch, a 10-day mourning period began in the country and the Commonwealth states. It is expected that the Queen’s funeral will take place after this deadline, Sky News wrote. In the near future, her body will be transported to Buckingham Palace.
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GThe Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States estimated the losses of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces in tens of thousands of people, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States estimated the losses of the Armed Forces in tens of thousands of people killed and wounded. Kiev at the end of August estimated the irretrievable losses of the army at 9 thousand people
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have lost tens of thousands of people killed and wounded since the beginning of the Russian military operation. This was stated by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, General Mark Milli.
“Over the past six months, Ukrainians have paid a terrible price in tens of thousands of casualties killed and wounded,” he said at a press conference at the American Ramstein base in Germany.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky last called the total losses of the Ukrainian army during the special operation in mid-April. Then he said that 2.5-3 thousand people were killed, another 10 thousand were injured. The Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhny, reported on August 22 that the irretrievable losses of the Ukrainian army amount to about 9 thousand people.
The Russian Ministry of Defense in April announced 23 thousand dead fighters of the “Ukrainian Army, National Guard and foreign mercenaries who arrived”.
The Russian Ministry last reported on the losses of its own army on March 25. According to the estimates of the Ministry of Defense, at that time there were 1,351 dead and 3,825 wounded.
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Russia has been conducting an operation in Ukraine since February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goals “demilitarization and denazification” of the neighboring state. In response, Kiev severed diplomatic relations with Moscow, imposed martial law and announced general mobilization. Representatives of 141 of the 193 countries of the UN General Assembly condemned the actions of the Russian authorities, demanded a cease-fire and withdrawal of troops.
After the outbreak of hostilities, the United States began to provide military and financial assistance to Kiev. By mid-August, the West had supplied or pledged to supply almost $40 billion worth of weapons, military equipment and other equipment to Kiev.
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ToQueen Elizabeth II of Great Britain passed away at the age of 96 in Balmoral. What was the head of the monarchy, under which 15 prime ministers were replaced, – in the material of RBC
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of the Vinzdor family was born in the London borough of Mayfair on April 21, 1926. The future Queen of Great Britain was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York. At first, the girl was not considered as the heir to the throne; it was assumed that her father’s older brother, Edward, would start a family, and his children would become direct heirs to the throne. Everything changed when Elizabeth turned ten: her uncle Edward VIII abdicated less than a year after his coronation. Her father George VI became the new king, and Elizabeth became the heir to the throne.
Elizabeth II ruled for 70 years, which was the longest period for a British monarch, and she also set a record for life expectancy. During her reign, the Queen celebrated a series of anniversaries, including a platinum one in February 2022, which happened for the first time in the history of the British monarchy.
Horse riding and corgi
The mother of the future queen preferred home schooling for her daughter: governesses were engaged in the education of the girl. In addition to school subjects, Elizabeth studied law and constitutional law. In the early years, horse riding training began, which became one of the favorite activities of the future queen: the last time she was seen in the saddle, when the queen was 95 years old. As a child, the love for Corgi dogs also manifested itself.
The first dog named Duki was given to Elizabeth by her parents in 1933, and after a while Corgi Jane joined him. On her 18th birthday, Elizabeth received a puppy of this breed and named it Susan. It was Susan who laid the foundation for the royal corgi family. During her entire life, Elizabeth had more than thirty dogs of this breed. In 2015, the queen decided to stop breeding corgis, as she was afraid that there would be no one to take care of them after her death.
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Her last corgi died in 2018, but two dorgi, a half-breed, born as a result of crossing a dachshund and a corgi, remained alive. In 2021, Elizabeth was presented with two corgi puppies as a gift, but one of them died before he was five months old. Elizabeth’s love for the corgi brought this breed worldwide fame, and in 2019 even released a full-length cartoon about the life of her dogs in the palace called “Royal Corgi”.
Military youth
Elizabeth’s youth was marked by the years of the Second World War, which she spent most of her time at Windsor Castle (Berkshire) with her sister Princess Margaret. At the age of 14, the heir to the throne appeared on the BBC children’s program with an appeal to all young Britons who, like her, are in evacuation. Upon reaching adulthood, Elizabeth became one of the five state councillors and could perform part of her father’s royal functions in case of his absence. For this, the parliament even changed the law.
In February 1945, she entered the Auxiliary Territorial Service with the rank of junior officer, studied to be a truck driver and mechanic and finished her service with the rank of junior commander. The fact that Elizabeth knows how to drive a truck was repeatedly mentioned during the pandemic amid a crisis with a shortage of truckers. According to the stories of Princess Margaret, she and her sister incognito celebrated the end of World War II on the streets of London, mingling with a crowd of citizens.
Marriage and coronation
In July 1947, Elizabeth’s engagement was announced to Philip Mountbatten, Prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she had been in correspondence for many years. They got married four months later. This event was not without scandals: the grandson of the Greek king had no fortune and was not a native of Great Britain, which did not prevent him from serving in the British royalthe navy during the war. Shortly before the wedding, Prince Philip renounced his foreign titles, becoming the Duke of Edinburgh and converted from Orthodoxy to Anglicanism. The marriage of Elizabeth and Philip lasted almost 75 years— in April 2021, the prince passed away. The couple has four children: heir to the throne Prince Charles, daughter Princess Anne and Princes Andrew and Edward.
On February 6, 1952, Elizabeth, after the death of George VI, was declared Queen of Great Britain and sovereign countries. Then she was with her husband on a visit to Kenya. The coronation took place at Westminster Abbey in London on June 2, 1953, during the second premiership of Winston Churchill. During her reign, Elizabeth II found 15 prime ministers, including Liz Truss, who was sworn in on September 6, two days before her death.
During her reign, Elizabeth II gained popular love and became a real symbol of the British monarchy and the country itself. The Olympic Park in London was named in her honor, and Big Ben was renamed Elizabeth Tower. The Queen has repeatedly starred in videos with iconic British movie heroes to maintain the image of Great Britain abroad: in 2012, a video was shot for the London Olympics, in whichin which agent 007 James Bond comes to her for an audience (even the queen’s corgis appeared in the video), and in June 2022, Elizabeth appeared in one of the sketches drinking tea with Paddington bear.
With The proposal to demand 368 hectares of territory from the Czech Republic was made by the deputy from the ruling party Yaroslav Krayevsky. The dispute between Warsaw and Prague has been going on for many years because of the division of the border in 1958
Yaroslav Krayevsky
The Polish government may soon make territorial claims against the Czech Republic, demanding from it 368 gav as part of compensation for the unfavorable demarcation of the Polish-Czechoslovak border in the 1950s, Rzeczpospolita reports, citing a letter from the deputy of the ruling party “Law and Justice” Yaroslavakraevsky.
“Since 1992, the Polish-Czech Border Commission has been dealing with the case, and in 2005 the Czech government even offered financial compensation. <..."I believe that this [the presentation of territorial claims] is correct," the deputy told the publication.
However, the deputy from the Civic Platform party, Jan Olbricht, criticized this initiative. “The situation in which both Europe and the world found themselves due to the conflict in Ukraine is not suitable for resolving disputed issues with neighbors,” the politician noted.
In response, Krajewski stated that “there will never be a good time to enforce the requirements.”
We are talking about compensation for the demarcation of the Polish-Czechoslovak border in 1958. After signing the agreement on the end of border disputes between Poland and Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovakia received 1205.90 hectares, and Poland- 837.46 hectares
On September 1, the head of the Law and Justice Party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, announced Poland’s intention to demand 6.2 trillion zlotys (about $1.3 trillion) in reparations for damage caused by World War II. He expressed the opinion that the specified amount is “completely acceptable” for the German economy and “will in no way burden” it. Kaczynski also explained that a significant part of the amount is “compensation for the deaths of more than 5.2 million Polish citizens”.
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In 2017, the special commission of the Polish Sejm for reparations estimated the damage caused by Germany during the Second World War at $48.8 billion. The following year, the required amount was increased to $850 billion, and then reduced to $543 billion. As a result, the Polish authorities decided to recalculate the amount of reparations “according to the new technology”.
Although the German authorities recognize the country’s responsibility for the Second World War, they have repeatedly refused Poland, referring to the resolution of the Polish Sejm of 1953. In the document, it is stated that Germany has fulfilled all its obligations to compensate the customer. In addition, in 1991, Berlin paid Poland another 1.3 billion euro as part of the neighborhood agreement.
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PThe Prince of Wales Charles became the new King of Great Britain by law after the death of Elizabeth II. He was in line to the throne for seven decades — this is the longest wait in the history of the British monarchy
Prince Charles
The heir to the British throne, Prince Charles of Wales, became the new king of Great Britain after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The press service of Buckingham Palace clarified that the king will stay at Balmoral Castle this evening, and will return to London tomorrow.
According to The Guardian, the coronation ceremony will take place at St. James’s Palace in London as soon as possible.
In his farewell speech, Charles stated that the loss of Elizabeth II “will be deeply felt throughout the country, the kingdom, the commonwealth, by countless people around the world.” “During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and supported by our understanding of how deeply the Queen was respected and revered,” he said.
Prince Charles was born in London on November 14, 1948 (73 years old). At the age of three years and three months, he became heir to the British throne after the death of George VI and the accession of Elizabeth II. He has been waiting in line to the throne for seven decades—this is the longest wait in the history of the British monarchy.
Charles has two children, Prince William and Prince Harry (both by Princess Diana of Wales). Eight years after the death of Princess Diana in a car accident in 1997, he married Camilla Parker Bowles (now the Duchess of Cornwall).
Elizabeth II’s health has deteriorated this year. In February, she contracted the coronavirus and complained that it was hard for her to move. From October last year until March, she did not attend field events, and in June, for the first time in almost 70 years, she missed the Ascot races. After that, Buckingham Palace changed the list of duties of the queen for the first time in ten years, transferring some of them to Prince Charles.
On the afternoon of September 8, the Buckingham Palace press service reported that Elizabeth II’s health had deteriorated and doctors expressed concern about this. Then representatives of the royal family began to gather in the castle. Accompanied by their wives, Prince Charles and Earl Edward of Wessex arrived to the Queen. Elizabeth II’s grandsons Prince William and Harry arrived at Balmoral without their wives.
Elizabeth II was 96 years old, she ruled Great Britain since 1952. In May, the Queen celebrated the 70th anniversary of her reign. She ranks second in the list of the longest reigning monarchs in history.
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