Finnish Border Guards Aid Latvia Amid Migrant Inflow From ...

Finnish border guards sent to Latvia to curb Belarus migrant pressure

Finland has deployed a team of border patrol officers to Latvia to assist in managing increased pressure from irregular migration at the Latvian-Belarusian border. The move follows a formal request from Latvian authorities and is part of a wider regional cooperation agreement involving EU member states and the Schengen border regime. The Finnish Border Guard announced on Friday that its support division, composed of experienced border control pa…

Finnish Border Guards Aid Latvia Amid Migrant Inflow From ...

Finnish border guards aid Latvia amid migrant inflow from Belarus

STOCKHOLM - Finland's Border Guard agency said on Friday it was sending a division to Latvia to support the Baltic nation, which is seeking to contain a flow of migrants arriving from Russian ally Belarus. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Finland sends border control patrols to Latvia

The Finnish Border Guard sent a support division to Latvia for border surveillance following request from the Latvian Border Guard, said an official press release on Friday. The support division consists of border control patrols, which carry out similar border security duties in Latvia as they do in Finland. Support will be provided until 22 September. The request for support is based on the cooperation agreement between the Finnish and the La…

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