MFA: By closing the border with Belarus, Latvia aims to extract money from the EU
By closing the border with Belarus, Latvia is seeking to obtain extra funding from European structures, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov told Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned.
Over 750 trucks queued at Belarus’ border to enter Poland
More than 750 trucks are backed up at Belarus’ border to enter Poland, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.
‘It will deal a heavy blow to the economy.’ Latvian carriers oppose closure of border with Belarus
The Latvian road carriers’ association Latvijas auto has opposed the government’s plans to close the Paternieki border crossing (adjacent to Grigorovshchina) on the border with Belarus, local media report.
’They think people won’t travel’. What Latvians are saying about border situation with Belarus
The only border checkpoint on the Latvia-Belarus border remains closed, Latvian television channel LSM reports. Over the weekend, LSM journalists visited the Latvian side of the border and spoke with frustrated drivers.
What Latvians are saying about border situation with Belarus
Lithuanian Ministry of Internal Affairs provides details regarding decision to reopen border with Belarus
Belarus fully prepared to reopen border with Poland
FM: Belarus calls for swift return to normal border operations with Lithuania
