On 7 March, the enhanced Schengen Information System became operational, a first major step towards the interoperability of the European Union’s large-scale information systems for security, border…
On Wednesday, 1 March, the Minister for the Interior, Māris Kučinskis, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ireland to the Republic of Latvia, Eimear Friel,…
On Wednesday, 1 March, the Minister for the Interior, Māris Kučinskis, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Latvia,…
On 23 and 24 February, the second European Conference on Border Management took place in Athens, where European Union (EU) Member States signed a Joint Declaration underlining the importance of…
On Wednesday, 22 February, the Minister for the Interior, Māris Kučinskis, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia to the Republic of Latvia, Eerik…
24 February will mark one year since Russia launched its war against Ukraine, therefore VDD pays increased attention to the activities of Russia’s supporters. VDD warns – no activities to glorify the…
On Tuesday, 14 February, the Minister for the Interior, Māris Kučinskis, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Latvia, Yasushi Takase, in Riga. During…
On Friday, 10 February, Minister for the Interior Māris Kučinskis met with Lithuanian Minister for the Interior Agnė Bilotaitė in Vilnius. During the meeting, the two sides discussed cooperation in…
On 7 February, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted the Regulation “Amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation of 30 August 2011 No. 676 “Visa Regulations””, which aims to streamline the…
On 1 February, the Ministry of the Interior hosted an informal visit by representatives of Norwegian law enforcement authorities to discuss potential inter-institutional cooperation between…
