Malik AZMANI

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• 2026-02-11 “P-000585/2026 Answer given by Mr Brunner on behalf of the European Commission Since Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine, the EU has taken unprecedented visa measures, including the full suspension of the Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russia 1 ; adopting guidelines to promote a common approach regarding examination of visa applications for Russian nationals, including a particularly strict approach for applicants traveling for tourism purposes 2 ; and adopting restrictive rules on issuing of multiple-entry visas to Russian nationals, ensuring that applicants are scrutinised thoroughly and frequently 3 . The Commission is closely monitoring the application of these visa measures by Member States. In its EU Visa Policy Strategy 4 , adopted on 29 January 2026, the Commission has noted that the continued issuance of visas for non-essential travel purposes such as tourism, leisure or unofficial visits by nationals from hostile third countries could pose serious risks to EU’s security, public policy or international relations. To address these risks, the Commission announced in the Strategy that it will consider proposing a new category of targeted restrictive visa measures, which could allow for the general suspension, rejection or restriction of Schengen visa applications submitted by nationals of such third countries, in a proportionate manner and with the necessary safeguards. 1 Council Decision (EU) 2022/1500 of 9 September 2022 on the suspension in whole of the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation. 2 C(2022) 7111 final. 3 C(2025) 7552 final. 4 COM(2026) 43 final.”
  Asylum & border control
• 2025-11-24 “E-004675/2025 Answer given by Ms Albuquerque on behalf of the European Commission The EU has adopted a wide range of restrictive measures (sanctions) on Russia, including farreaching trade restrictions in the energy sector, such as an import ban on Russian seaborne crude oil and any refined oil products. In addition, a new ban on imports into the EU of refined oil products 1 produced in third countries using Russian crude oil took effect on 21 January 2026. These sanctions are aimed at maximising the impact on Russia’s ability to conduct and finance its war of aggression. The effective enforcement of EU sanctions and the prevention of circumvention are top priorities for the European Union. The Commission monitors the implementation and enforcement of EU sanctions by Member States and supports them in those tasks. In this context, the Commission published guidance in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) 2 to assist operators and national competent authorities to comply with the new import ban on refined products obtained from Russian crude oil, including the necessary due diligence and evidence. According to this guidance, as of 21 January 2026, operators must exercise enhanced due diligence when importing refined petroleum from third countries, including Georgia, to make sure that those products are not obtained from Russian crude oil. As a candidate country, Georgia is subject to heightened expectations and scrutiny regarding its alignment with the EU acquis, including the Common and Foreign and Security Policy and EU restrictive measures. It is for the Council to decide unanimously on the amendment or new adoption of sanctions in line with EU law. This applies also to possible listing of refineries and other entities in third countries like Georgia. 1 Falling under CN code 2710. 2 Updated on 16 October 2025: https://finance.ec.europa.eu/document/download/dc76791c-72aa-4fd5-b82fae13a42e93c0_en?filename=faqs-sanctions-russia-oil-import-ban_en.pdf.”
  EU-Russia relations (from March 2022) · EU-Georgia relations
• “(18:00:15 – 18:02:54): thank you very much, chair. The proposal is worth noting, and it fits our European security strategy. I fully support actions aimed at fighting illicit trade in firearms and fighting organized crime, and our group ECR has a very clear position on this. Now let me draw your attention to the fact that we must keep the principle of proportionality. We should avoid overregulating, which would translate into bureaucratic overburdening of our states. Here, we should be more reserved. We believe our priority should be effective implementation and enforcement of existing rules, better cross border cooperation, and operational support offered to member states. Now I have the following question, please. How does commission intend to ensure that these new regulations will be proportional and will not lead to additional bureaucratic burdens? I'm talking about reporting obligations and data exchange obligations in article 17 and 18. My next question is, what safeguards will you devise and implement so that the new regulations, in particular broad definitions of offenses in articles 5 and 6, have no negative impact on legal uses of firearms? I'm talking about hunters and sports shooters. We want this regulation to be targeting crime and criminals and not legal regular citizens. Another question, in which member states and their legal systems do you see too much leniency to private and legal entities for trades or trafficking in arms or sales of arms? Thank you, missus Pizniewski. Mister Asmani? Mister Asmani for renew. Thank you, chair. I will speak in the Dutch language. Danke, Merva Sipala, Auchfur.”
  EU law enforcement cooperation in criminal matters
• “(18:02:55 – 18:05:01): Thank you very much indeed, Mrs. Sipala, for explaining the proposal to us. We look forward to working together closely with the rapporteur and shadow rapporteurs on this very important directive. It won't have escaped anyone that the use of firearms is on the rise in all of our member states. This is true for my own member state, The Netherlands. The AFD, our security services, has sounded the alarm. Air pistols are increasingly used by criminals who see authority as a threat. Now a number of member states already have restrictions for these weapons, but we don't have stricter legislation in The Netherlands. So I very much welcome this proposal. And we do need European harmonization so that we can protect our citizens better because the trade in arms does not stop at the border. On the contrary, with modern technology, it becomes easier to obtain illegal weapons. So it is our common responsibility to make sure that these weapons don't end up in the wrong hands. And as a shadow rapporteur, therefore, I will be in favor of very high standards, strict conditions and a close exchange of information so that criminals can never benefit from the differences that might exist between our member states. And the question that I have for you today, Mr. Sipala, is about how coordination with Eurojust and Europol and other agencies will operate. I see in your proposal that you call for closer cooperation between those agencies. And therefore, the question is how is the commission going to make sure that Europol and Eurojust have the right powers to carry out cross border investigations into arms and how they can coordinate that? Thank you. Thank you, mister Asmani. And, missus Gregorova, I'll take the floor. Missus Gregorova. Yeah.”
  EU law enforcement cooperation in criminal matters