EU border agency to send 50 officers to Finland's border with Russia

EU to deploy more guards to bolster Finland’s border control efforts

Reinforcement expected to be on the ground as soon as next week, Frontex says.

At the request of Finland, the EU border protection agency Frontex will send officials to the Finnish-Russian border. The reason is a sudden increase in the number of migrants there. The EU assumes that the Kremlin is playing a role in this. By M. Reiche. [more]

EU deploys agents to help Finland bolster Russian border

The EU border agency Frontex will deploy officers and equipment to Finland to help stem the flow of "weaponized migration" from Russia. Some 50 border agents and other staff, vehicles and equipment will arrive next week.

Frontex schickt 50 Beamte nach Finnland

Finnland will angesichts einer gestiegenen Zahl von Migranten ohne gültige Papiere aus Russland ab Freitag nur mehr einen Grenzübergang zum östlichen Nachbarn offen lassen. Außerdem wurde Unterstützung seitens der EU-Grenzschutzbehörde Frontex angefordert. Diese schickt vorerst 50 Beamte. Neben dem Personal soll der finnische Grenzschutz auch mit Ausrüstung wie Patrouillenfahrzeuge verstärkt werden. Die Hilfe soll voraussichtlich ab der kommende…

Frontex to send 50 more officers to guard Finland-Russia border

Finland will close all but one of its eastern border crossings with Russia, accusing the Kremlin of waging "hybrid warfare" with a migrant crisis on the border.

EU deploys border agents to Finland amid increase in asylum seeker arrivals

Finland has accused Russia of pushing asylum seekers to its eastern border, which Russia denies.