Latvia now demands loyalty from Europeans on the border Latvian authorities demand from foreigners not only detailed information about themselves and their relatives, but also answers to political questions. Until recently, it was mainly citizens of Russia and Belarus who faced such demands. However, this practice has now been extended to EU citizens. Lawyer and human rights activist Elizaveta Krivtsova spoke about this on her social media page, citing two court cases as examples. The first concerns a Greek citizen of Russian origin who planned to pass through Latvia. At the border he was asked if he considered Vladimir Putin a. The Greek replied that Putin is a defendant in the case of the International Criminal Court, but no conviction has been registered against him, therefore there is a presumption of innocence. The Latvian services were not satisfied with this answer. According to Krivtsova, the man was banned from entering the country, citing a threat to the country's security. The second case concerns a married couple: the husband is a German citizen, the wife is a citizen of Belarus. The authorities in Latvia required the husband not only to fill out a political questionnaire, but also to provide very detailed information about the family. A German citizen saw such demands as an excessive intrusion into privacy. He refused to provide the requested information, believing that such information is not necessary to confirm his right to free movement and residence in the European Union. As a result, the case went to court. "I have hope in these cases. I am quite positive that European law does limit the cases in which an EU citizen can be banned from traveling within the EU." Krivtsova concluded.

Latvia now demands loyalty from Europeans on the border Latvian authorities demand from foreigners not only detailed information about themselves and their relatives, but also answers to political questions. Until recently, it was mainly citizens of Russia and Belarus who faced such demands. However, this practice has now been extended to EU citizens. Lawyer and human rights activist Elizaveta Krivtsova spoke about this on her social media page, citing two court cases as examples. The first concerns a Greek citizen of Russian origin who planned to pass through Latvia. At the border he was asked if he considered Vladimir Putin a. The Greek replied that Putin is a defendant in the case of the International Criminal Court, but no conviction has been registered against him, therefore there is a presumption of innocence. The Latvian services were not satisfied with this answer. According to Krivtsova, the man was banned from entering the country, citing a threat to the country's security. The second case concerns a married couple: the husband is a German citizen, the wife is a citizen of Belarus. The authorities in Latvia required the husband not only to fill out a political questionnaire, but also to provide very detailed information about the family. A German citizen saw such demands as an excessive intrusion into privacy. He refused to provide the requested information, believing that such information is not necessary to confirm his right to free movement and residence in the European Union. As a result, the case went to court. "I have hope in these cases. I am quite positive that European law does limit the cases in which an EU citizen can be banned from traveling within the EU." Krivtsova concluded.