Accredited representatives of the Russian companies will no longer be allowed inside the European Parliament, APA reports citing Euobserver.
European parliament president Roberta Metsola on Thursday (2 June) had told the conference of presidents, which is where the leaders of the parliament's political groups meet, that she wanted the accreditations revoked.
Philippe Lamberts, co-president of the Greens, welcomed the move.
"We thank president Metsola for acting on our request to withdraw Russian representatives' accreditation from the European Parliament. We cannot accept that Russian representatives are still given the opportunity to exert influence on our policies and decision," he said, in an emailed statement.
Lamberts noted that Russian representatives, however, still have access to the European Commission and the Council, representing member states.
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