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Latvia installs surveillance towers to secure border with Belarus

Latvia has installed four of six planned surveillance towers near its border with Belarus, State Real Estate VNĪ said on Friday.

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Europe to prioritize security on Belarus border and pay for Poland's security, says Tusk

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that ‘most’ EU heads of state have agreed to prioritize security on Poland’s eastern border and to “pay for our security”.

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Tusk promises to plug Belarusian border amid migrant crisis

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has demanded action be taken to strengthen Poland’s border with Belarus to curtail the surging number of migrants pouring in through from the east.

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Rising migration pressure leads to surge in foreigners transferred to Poland

The country from which most foreigners are sent back is Germany.