EC to allocate €170 million to strengthen EU border security with Russia and Belarus
New measures that the European Commission will take regarding the borders with Belarus and Russia have become known.
A sum of 170 million euros will be allocated to strengthen security.
The EC announced such measures following a meeting of the College of European Commissioners, RIA Novosti reports.
It is noted that the above-mentioned amount is necessary to strengthen control on the European border with Russia and Belarus.
In particular, the funds will be used to carry out the following tasks:
- modernization of electronic equipment used for surveillance;
- improving telecommunications at the border;
- deployment of mobile equipment used to combat UAVs.
170 million euros will be distributed among the following European countries: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Norway.
Of these, Finland and Poland will receive 50 and 52 million, respectively, and the rest of the European Union countries will receive amounts from 15.4 to 19.4 million euros.
