Lithuania

Lithuanian border guards reveal new helicopter

April 8, 2025

Lithuanian border guards planned to unveil a new helicopter which will escort trains under the Kaliningrad Special Transit Scheme, thus ensuring a rapid response to any potential incidents. “The helicopter [..]

Latvia

Van with illegal migrants detained in Latvia

November 1, 2024

A van designed to look like a Border Guard vehicle was detained last night in the Skaune Parish of the Kraslava Administrative District of Latvia and was found to be [..]

Latvia

Russia testing NATO’s readiness to guard their borders – Podalyak

September 10, 2024

Commenting on the crash of a Russian drone on Latvian territory, Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff, said on Tuesday that Russia was conducting a [..]

Guardian

Border guards prevent 26 persons from illegally crossing Latvia-Belarus border on Wednesday

August 29, 2024

On Wednesday, border guards prevented attempts by 26 people to illegally enter Latvia from Belarus, LETA was told at the State Border Guard. So far this year, border guards have [..]

Estonia

Estonia to implement full customs checks on eastern border

August 1, 2024

Estonia plans to implement full customs checks on its eastern border next week. Prime Minister Kristen Michal stated at a government press conference on Thursday that the number of shipments [..]

Estonia

Russian border guard removes buoys marking fairway from Narva River

May 23, 2024

The Russian border guard on Thursday night removed from Narva River 24 buoys placed in Estonian waters to mark the fairway. Eerik Purgel, the head of the border and migration [..]

Latvia

Border guards prevent 76 persons from illegally crossing Latvia-Belarus border over weekend

April 22, 2024

Over the weekend, border guards prevented attempts by 76 people to illegally enter Latvia from Belarus, LETA learned from the State Border Guard. So far this year, border guards have [..]

Latvia

Border guards prevent 13 persons from illegally crossing Latvia-Belarus border

March 5, 2024

On Monday, border guards prevented attempts by 13 people to illegally enter Latvia from Belarus, LETA was told at the State Border Guard. So far this year, border guards have [..]

Lithuania

Protesting Polish farmers to check what’s transported across Lithuania-Poland border

February 27, 2024

Polish farmers, who are planning to block a road on the Lithuanian border for a week starting Friday, will check what is being transported across the border in trucks, Karol [..]

Lithuania

Lithuanian natl security commission proposes closing Lavoriskes, Raigardas checkpoints

February 7, 2024

Lithuania’s National Security Commission has proposed suspending the movement of goods, transport and persons through the Lavoriskes and Raigardas border checkpoints as of March 1, the government said on Tuesday. [..]

Estonia

Narva border crossing point open only to pedestrians

February 1, 2024

The Narva border crossing point in northeastern Estonia was closed to vehicle traffic from Thursday, Feb. 01, but it is still possible to cross the Estonian-Russian control line on foot. [..]

Lithuania

Growing inflow of migrant workers poses threat for Lithuania’s security – 50,000 foreigners have come to work in Lithuania

November 27, 2023

The growing inflow of foreigners coming to Lithuania for work is a threat to Lithuania’s security, Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite says, adding that newcomers are being used as a cover [..]

Latvia

93 migrants prevented from illegally crossing Latvian-Belarusian border in past four days

November 21, 2023

93 migrants were prevented from illegally crossing the Latvian border with Belarus in the past four days, LETA learned from the State Border Guard. So far this year, border guards [..]

Latvia

Poland understands very well that its security begins at the borders of the Baltic States – German Marshall Fund expert

November 2, 2023

Cooperation between Poland and the Baltic States is going very well, and Poland is contributing to Baltic security and wants to become a security provider in the region, as it [..]

Latvia

Latvia is ready to close the border with Belarus in case of mass influx of migrants – Rinkevics

September 26, 2023

Latvia is ready to close its border with Belarus in case of a massive influx of migrants, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said at a meeting with German Defense Minister Boris [..]