Армия Литвы охраняет границу с Беларусью. Фото: facebook.com/kariuomene
The Lithuanian government has approved the allocation of €45,400 to the Ministry of Justice to cover legal services related to representing the country in its interstate case against Belarus before the International Court of Justice in The Hague. The case concerns the alleged facilitation of illegal migration, LRT reported.
In total, the ministry received €46,300 from the Lithuanian government’s reserve fund to cover expenses related to the enforcement of arbitration awards or court decisions. The remaining €900 is intended to pay for legal representation in an administrative case before the Vilnius Regional Administrative Court.
Lithuania filed the lawsuit last year, seeking more than €200 million in damages from Minsk. According to the Lithuanian authorities, the losses were incurred between 2021 and 2023 as a result of investments in border fencing, expanded surveillance systems, and increased staffing at the border.
The flow of migrants from Belarus into EU countries began in 2021. Western governments have accused the Lukashenka regime of orchestrating the crisis. Since then, Lithuanian border guards have prevented more than 25,000 irregular migrants from entering the country. This year alone, 775 people have been turned back at the border.