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Lietuvos teisėsaugos pareigūnų federacija (LTPF) išsiuntė laišką Europos Komisijos pirmininkei Ursula von der Leyen ir Europos Komisijos Migracijos ir vidaus reikalų generaliniam direktoratui dėl būtinybės skirti daugiau dėmesio saugumo situacijai prie sienos su Baltarusija.

Priminsime, kad Lietuvos teisėsaugos pareigūnų federacija (LTPF) ir Europos policijos sąjunga (EPU) drauge jau buvo kreipusios į Europos Komisijos pirmininkę Ursulą von der Leyen, ragindamos palaikyti du pagrindinius LTPF siekius, galinčius padėti veiksmingiau kovoti su autoritarinio Baltarusijos režimo sukelta migracijos krize Rytų Europoje. Tai – a) pasidalinti finansinę fizinio barjero įrengimo naštą pasienyje su Baltarusija, nes saugoma bendra ES siena; b) įkurti Europos masto agentūrą hibridinėms grėsmėms bendrai analizuoti ir atliepti (kaip kad migrantų panaudojimą politiniam spaudimui).

„Deja, gautas EK Migracijos ir vidaus reikalų generalinio direktorato atsakymas mūsų netenkino. Jame pareikšta, kad esą Europos Komisija turi nuoseklią politiką nefinansuoti fizinių barjerų. Vis tik, LTPF nuomone, Rusijos paskelbtas karas prieš Ukrainą, grasinimai Vakarams, negerėjanti padėtis Baltarusijoje aiškiai parodė, kad pasaulis pasikeitė ir reikia pergalvoti įprastus būdus bei „nuoseklią politiką“. Vėlgi – nors finansinės naštos pasidalinimas dėl fizinio barjero visų saugumo grėsmių neišspręstų, tai būtų žingsnis tinkama linkme bei pademonstruotų ES vienybę saugumo klausimuose. Būtent tokius signalus norime siųsti autoritariniams režimams prie ES sienų, o ne komunikuoti, kad „remiantis Šengeno sienų kodeksu, išvengti ir atgrasyti neleistinų sienos kirtimų yra šalių narių atsakomybė“, – sako LTPF pirmininkė Loreta Soščekienė.

Ji primena, kad, nors dėl karo Ukrainoje mažiau girdime apie bėdas pasienyje su Baltarusija, migrantų krizė nesibaigė ir bet kada gali vėl sustiprėti.

Pridedame laiško originalą.

Dear Ms. Ursula von der Leyen,

On March 22 the Lithuanian Federation of Law Enforcement Officers (LTPF) received a reply from EC Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs.


We appreciate the European Commission sharing its position on the security matters at the external border of the European Union but the Lithuanian Federation of Law Enforcement Officers, together with the European Police Union (EPU), stress that Europe is facing unconventional challenges and security risks, caused by two authoritarian regimes, are growing.

The security situation in the region turned upside down on February 24 when Russia attacked Ukraine. It shocked many Member States and their societies. Many of us could not believe that atrocities in Ukraine could be possible in the XXIst century.

This awful act illustrated a flawed judgment – shared by many – of Belarusian and Russian regimes. Currently, we, Europeans, speak about solidarity with Ukraine but we lack it ourselves. Safety of the external EU border must be a common goal of all EU Member States but in the reply is stated that “it is the responsibility of Member States to prevent and deter unauthorised border crossings”.


But we are not talking about simple unauthorised border crossings. It is clear that the EU is facing a hybrid attack by the Belarusian regime that was and is using migrants as an instrument for political blackmail. The Baltic states, Poland are at the vanguard of this attack but, clearly, it was designed to destabilize the European Union. The Russian regime openly threatened the EU to trigger a similar migrant crisis. That means that this hybrid attack on the border with Belarus may be only an experiment to see how the EU handles this kind of challenge. Subsequent actions may be much more complex and harmful to Europe. Furthermore, after the beginning of the war in Ukraine, we saw the deployment of Russian forces in Belarus.

There are many signs that should call the European Union to be more cautious and pay more attention to security matters. The LTPF, together with the European Police Union, suggested sharing the financial burden of the physical barrier on the border with Belarus. In the letter it was written that ‘it is the consistent policy of the Commission not to finance physical barriers, such as fences’. In our opinion, in recent years, the EU made many brave and ‘inconsistent’ decisions and they became its biggest political successes.

The Lithuanian Federation of Law Enforcement Officers is confident that the same open-mindedness is needed regarding security issues. The challenges are getting more serious and an urgent common response is needed. We call the EC to rethink its previous political position and to understand that current challenges need more comprehensive ways of handling them. Sharing the financial burden of the physical barrier could be an important step in the right direction.

The Lithuanian Federation of Law Enforcement Officers is the biggest trade union centre that joins statutory officers of the Lithuanian system of interior affairs: police officers, fire-fighters, leadership security officers, officers of the State Border Guard Service, officers of the Public Security Service, officers of the Financial Crime Investigation Service, officers of the penitentiary system, and medics of the hospital of the Ministry of the Interior.

Sincerely,

Loreta Soščekienė,

Chairwoman of the Lithuanian Federation of Law Enforcement Officers (LTPF)

9 May 2022

2022-05-09
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