The Seimas on Thursday voted to pass legislation extending national sanctions on citizens of Russia and Belarus for another year and tightening the checks of Belarusians arriving to the country.
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Traffic at Medininkai border post was renewed between Belarus and Lithuania on Thursday afternoon. It had been interrupted when a car caught fire and burned down a hangar on the Lithuanian side at night.
National Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas says he has agreed with Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė on full-scale efforts to bolster border security. The ministers propose giving heavier weapons to border guards and fortifying some sections as soon as possible.
A massive group of illegal migrants have aggressively tried to cross into Poland from Belarus, says Interior Ministry Agnė Bilotaitė, calling the incident an attack orchestrated by the Belarusian regime.
The National Audit Office announces it has carried out an audit “Strengthening State Border Security”, which assessed the implementation of surveillance systems in Lithuania at the external border of the European Union (EU).
The State Border Guard Service (VSAT) says 19 foreign nationals tried to cross into Lithuania from Belarus over the past day, 19 March.
On 13 March, Wednesday, Lithuanian border guards stopped 15 irregular migrants from entering the country via Belarus, reports the State Border Guard Service (VSAT).
Latvia is looking to invest some EUR 300 million over the next five years to strengthen its eastern border with Russia and Belarus, as per Defence Ministry plans approved by the government on Tuesday.
With the arrival of spring weather, Latvia is once again registering more migrants illegally attempting to cross the border from neighbouring Belarus.
Checks at Lithuanian-Polish border crossing initiated by Polish farmers have found many processed products of unknown origin crossing the border, while lorries are carrying small quantities of Ukrainian grain, organisers say.
On Friday, 1 March, Polish farmers started a protest campaign at the Polish-Lithuanian border on the main motorway between the two countries. Polish farmers are protesting and voicing their discontent about the European Green Deal and import of cheap Ukrainian grain to Poland. Lithuania’s Police Com...
Border guards stopped two foreign nationals trying to access Lithuania unlawfully from Belarus over the past day, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) reports.
Four foreign nationals were turned away after trying to access Lithuania unlawfully from Belarus over the past day, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) reports.
The National Security Commission on Tuesday proposed the Government to close two more border checkpoints with Belarus at Lavoriškės and Raigardas, banning movement of pedestrians, cyclists, other vehicles and goods as of 1 March.
A Lithuanian man has been detained in Leningrad Oblast on suspicion of illegally crossing the Estonian-Russian border, the Russian news agency Interfax reported Tuesday, citing the press service of the FSB’s regional border directorate.
On Monday, 22 January, three Belarusian border officers violated the Lithuanian border and entered the country’s territory in Ignalina district, the State Border Guard Service of Lithuania (VSAT) reported Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says full border closure is not needed at national level yet, after Lithuania tightened its border controls with Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. It would only be considered in the event of a crisis posing a direct threat to national security, h...
The Belarusian government confirmed on Thursday night it had introduced restrictions for arrivals from Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and Ukraine through land border crossing points.
Finland has informed EU partners of its decision to resume border control and restrict arrivals from other European countries, Lithuania's Health Ministry has said on Friday.
