In 2023, Russian citizens were issued more than seven thousand orders to leave the territory of the European Union. This is 34% more than in 2022. This was reported by rosZmі, UNN writes.
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Over the year, the number of orders issued increased by 34%; a year earlier, 5,380 Russians received them, and in 2021 (the year from which statistics are kept) - 4,920.
Germany expelled the most Russian citizens - 2000 people. Moreover, this figure increased by 154% over the year - in 2022, 785 Russians were ordered to leave this country.
The second largest country in terms of the number of expulsion orders for Russian citizens is France. During the year, the authorities of this country deported 1115 Russians. This is almost 20% more than in 2022, when 930 people received orders, but still less than in 2021, when 1,255 Russians were expelled from the country.
Also, the top ten countries that have issued orders for Russians to leave the EU include Finland (595), Poland (485), Sweden (460), Lithuania (430), Croatia (395), Austria (300), the Netherlands (255), and Estonia (235).
It is noted that orders to leave the EU are issued to citizens who are illegally in the EU, according to Eurostat documents. This category includes those who entered the EU illegally, or those who "entered legally but subsequently remained in the country on illegal grounds.
Recall
The Czech Republic will no longer issue visas and residence permits to Russians and Belarusians because of their countries' involvement in the invasion of Ukraine, with some exceptions for opposition members, students and in humanitarian cases.