Baltic region
Baltic states, Poland seek EU funds for border defense line
NATO members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will seek European Union funding to build a network of bunkers, barriers, distribution lines and military warehouses along their borders with Russia and Belarus, Estonia's officials have said.
Baltic countries raise fences to prevent refugees from crossing borders
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania set new stricter border controls raising also fences to prevent immigrants from entering the country, since they worry that Baltic region will become the new entry point in Europe for refugees, while Western Balkans route remains closed.