{"id":104380,"date":"2024-09-11T00:12:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T21:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/104380\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"latvia-extends-enhanced-control-regime-at-belarus-border-until-years-end","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/104380\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvia extends enhanced border controls until year’s end"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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September 11, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Latvian Cabinet of Ministers yesterday extended enhanced border controls with Belarus until December 31, according to the Latvian government website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It attributes the decision to threats and illegal border crossings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Latvia prevented 4,210 migrants from entering the country illegally between January 1 and September 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is crucial to ensure a coordinated interstate response to illegal border crossings to maintain equal surveillance of the Belarusian border throughout the region, the government said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ongoing war against Ukraine, supported by Russia’s ally Belarus, is an additional risk factor and a possible motive for Minsk to destabilize the border with Latvia, it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Latvia’s law, officials may declare enhanced controls for up to six months with the possibility of extension until a threat is eliminated. Earlier, enhanced controls were extended on March 13 until September 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Latvian State Border Guard said it thwarted 113 illegal entries on September 1\u20139. That was a decrease of 21 percent from the number of incidents reported in the same period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attempted border violations fell 44.8 percent year on year from January to September 9 to 4,205.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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