18
Sep
2024
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The Hungarian “National Card” scheme and its consequences for Schengen and the area of freedom, security and justice (debate)
Madam President, thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, There is no doubt that any facilitation of the entry of citizens of the Russian Federation into the European Union should be strongly opposed. We do not support these solutions either at the level of the Member States or at the level of the European Commission. That is why we also do not agree that the European Commission will introduce any facilitations for the Russians. This is how the proposed provisions of the Visa Code, which abolish the requirement to present military booklets for Russians applying for a Schengen visa, should be treated. Military books in Russia are extremely important documents. Based on them, our services can identify whether the applicant has no service in Putin's army in his file. I don't think any of us want the European Union to host the murderers from Bucha or Irpin or the veterans of the Wagner group responsible for the murders in Mali or Syria. Do you see no monstrous contradiction in the fact that the European Parliament is criticising Hungarians for visa policy, and at the same time the European Commission is preparing visa facilitations for Russians, including murderers of civilians? I am amazed by these solutions, both from Hungary and from the European Commission. And I appeal: Get out of them. We must not treat the Russians, Russia and Putin in a lenient way. Unfortunately, Putin’s Russia, with the support of the majority of Russian society, has unleashed a bloody war against Ukraine, the largest war in Europe since 1945. Russia is deliberately destabilising the external borders of the European Union, and is waging a hybrid war with Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Finland on a daily basis. It sends tens of thousands of illegal migrants to Europe, carries out daily cyberattacks on European countries, commits numerous acts of sabotage. Therefore, it is necessary not to soften, but to tighten the sanctions policy of the European Union towards Russia in every dimension, including visas. Putin's Russia must be subjected to absolute isolation. Maybe then the Russians will understand that it is necessary to end Putin and power politics. And one more reflection. We must realize that there are many people in this room who have allowed Putin to attack Ukraine. These are the ones who provided Putin with a financial drip. These are the ones who allowed Putin to pursue a policy of energy blackmail. It's those who pretended not to see Putin's Russia building its aggressive superpower with fossil fuel money. These are those who, contrary to the interests of the whole of Europe, pushed for the construction of Nord Stream. I say this mainly to the Members of Parliament from Germany and their political friends. Sprinkle your heads with ashes. The blood of those who are dying and murdered in Ukraine also weighs on your consciences.