On Tuesday, 16 December, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, during a working visit to Helsinki, took part in the European Union (EU) Eastern Flank Leaders’ Summit hosted by Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, together with the heads of state and government of Finland, Sweden, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, and Bulgaria. “Russia is a long-term threat to Europe’s security. It is the Eastern Flank countries that feel this threat most directly. Every day, we protect the external borders of the…
On Tuesday, 16 December, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, during a working visit to Helsinki, took part in the European Union (EU) Eastern Flank Leaders’ Summit hosted by Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, together with the heads of state and government of Finland, Sweden, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, and Bulgaria. “Russia is a long-term threat to Europe’s security. It is the Eastern Flank countries that feel this threat most directly. Every day, we protect the external borders of the European Union and NATO on land, in the air, and at sea, while simultaneously facing hybrid threats and attempts at sabotage,” said the Prime Minister of Latvia. E. Siliņa noted: “A strong Eastern flank of Europe means a safer Europe as a whole. Our…
