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Estonian presidency ends in the Baltic Sea Region Border Control Cooperation Network

BC, Tallinn, 14.11.2014.Print version
The year of Estonian presidency ends in the Baltic Sea Region Border Control Cooperation Network, during which the focus was on preventing and fighting cross-border crime, enhancing the exchange of information and compiling a risk assessment, LETA/Public Broadcasting reports.

The network includes besides Estonia also Denmark, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden.

 

Head of the Network, Senior Border Official Helen Neider-Veerme said that the main threats in the Baltic Sea Region are illegal immigration from Asia and Africa, and the smuggling of cigarettes across the borders from the East to West direction.

 

The danger with the direction from West to East is taking stolen vehicles, including boats, spare parts and other stolen items, across borders.

 

The next presiding state in the Baltic Sea Region Border Control Cooperation Network is Lithuania.






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