Two Afghan nationals with signs of frostbite and critical health condition have been smuggled across the Belarus-Latvia border by immigrants. Thanks to the technical means at the disposal of the…
On 20 December, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the Action Plan for the Provision of Support to the Ukrainian civilians in the Republic of Latvia in 2023 (hereinafter - the Action Plan) to ensure…
On 14 December, the Saeima expressed its confidence in the new Minister for the Interior Māris Kučinskis, who has significant professional experience in public administration, as well as in the…
The European Commission (EC) provides the Ministry of the Interior with EUR 7.8 million to financially support Latvia’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its migration management system and its capacity…
On 13 December, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the Plan of Measures for the Prevention of the Money Laundering, Terrorism and Proliferation Financing for 2023-2025, which aims to further…
The aim of the exercise organised by VDD was to test and improve the readiness of institutions involved in the national counterterrorism system to react in case the terrorism threat levels are…
On 8 December, the Minister for the Interior, Kristaps Eklons, attended a meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) in Brussels. One of the central issues on the…
According to the amendments to the Law on Assistance to Ukrainian Civilians adopted in the second and final reading by the Saeima on Thursday, 8 December, support for Ukrainian people fleeing the war…
Latvian State Security Service (VDD) has evaluated the statements made in the TV Rain news broadcast "Here and now" on December 1, and has concluded that they are subject to a call to provide…
On 2 December, at the launch of the European Union (EU) Home Affairs Funds 2014-2020 programming period and 2021-2027 programming period in Riga, “The European Union’s contribution to your security!…
