MEPs ask the Commission about allegations that Member States are issuing visas in return for bribes in the Schengen area. In a debate with the European Commission, MEPs discuss recent allegations that Polish overseas consulates are accepting bribes in return for issuing Schengen visas, and their impact on the EU’s common visa policy and the Schengen free-travel area. Second part of the debate.

statement

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

Schengen (T2)

KYUCHYUK, Ilhan (Renew, BG)

KUŹMIUK, Zbigniew (ECR, PL)

MILLER, Leszek (S&D, PL)

HIDVÉGHI, Balázs (NI, HU)

MANDL, Lukas (EPP, AT)

update of Schengen Borders Code (T)

KEMPA, Beata (ECR, PL)

HALICKI, Andrzej (EPP, PL)

BELKA, Marek (S&D, PL)

KOHUT, Łukasz (S&D, PL)

HAYER, Valérie (Renew, FR)

DE MAN, Filip (ID, BE)

FALCĂ, Gheorghe (EPP, RO)

FREUND, Daniel (Greens/EFA, DE)

LACAPELLE, Jean-Lin (ID, FR)

GHEORGHE, Vlad (Renew, RO)

Commission statement - Corrupt large scale sale of Schengen visas: MEP's debate (part 2)

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SOUNDBITE (Original), Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI (ECR, PL), Blue card question

SOUNDBITE (Original), Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE), Blue card response

SOUNDBITE (Original), Zbigniew KU&#377;MIUK (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Filip DE MAN (ID, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bal&#225;zs HIDV&#201;GHI (NI, HU), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jadwiga WI&#346;NIEWSKA (ECR, PL), Blue card question

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bal&#225;zs HIDV&#201;GHI (NI, HU), Blue card response

SOUNDBITE (Original), Lukas MANDL (EPP, AT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Marek BELKA (S&amp;D, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Val&#233;rie HAYER (Renew, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Beata KEMPA (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jean-Lin LACAPELLE (ID, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Gheorghe FALC&#258; (EPP, RO), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), &#321;ukasz KOHUT (S&amp;D, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ilhan KYUCHYUK (Renew, BG), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Andrzej HALICKI (EPP, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Leszek MILLER (S&amp;D, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Vlad GHEORGHE (Renew, RO), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Janina OCHOJSKA (EPP, PL), Catch the eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Maria GRAPINI (S&amp;D, RO), Catch the eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Eugen TOMAC (EPP, RO), Catch the eye