Czechia will not support a Finnish proposal to tighten visa requirements for Russian citizens across the European Union. Foreign Minister Petr Macinka told Seznam Zprávy that Czechia already applies stricter rules nationally and would maintain its own approach, noting that most EU member states had not backed the Finnish initiative. The decision has sparked severe criticism from the Czech opposition parties.
Several EU countries, including Finland, have already tightened their visa policies, but no such restrictions apply across the bloc as a whole. In 2025, nearly 500,000 Russian citizens were granted tourist visas to enter the Schengen area.