Event 55356904-f1e2-48a9-b3ea-92ccd563cb0e

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: Estonia

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609658345/minister-eu-funding-rejection...

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Event Time

8mo ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Minister: EU funding rejection won't greatly affect Estonia's drone wall plans

Short Summary: Estonia will move forward with its 'drone wall' border security project even after EU funding was declined.

Description

Estonia's planned border 'drone wall' will proceed as planned despite the lack of EU funding. The Interior Minister and Police and Border Guard Board officials confirmed that the funding rejection will not significantly impact preparations or deployment.

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A lack of EU funding for a planned drone wall to defend Estonia will not significantly impact the project going ahead, Interior Minister Igor Taro ... and Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) development expert Hanna Heier both said.

The project will in any case go ahead, Minister Taro said, with or without EU support.

The interior ministry says cooperation with Latvian and Lithuanian counterparts will continue, and alternative financing will be sought.

Source

https://news.err.ee/1609658345/minister-eu-funding-rejection-won-t-greatly-affect-estonia-s-drone-wall-plans