Revenue Service officials and European commissioner discuss impact of sanctions against Russia and Belarus

• Published date: 22 July 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, July 22 (LETA) - The State Revenue Service Director General Ieva Jaunzeme and National Customs Board Director Raimonds Zukuls on Friday met with the visiting European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union Mairead McGuinness to discuss the impact of the sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus and challenges in enforcing the sanctions in Latvia, LETA was informed by the Revenue Service.

uarding Latvia's borders with Russia and Belarus, which is the external border of the European Union, is currently faced with new challenges, said Jaunzeme. Customs officers' workloads have increased substsantially, however, professionalism and materiel of Latvian customs makes Jaunzeme confident in compliance with the sanctions.

Control over enforcement of the sanctions is one of the priorities of the Revenue Service and an essential part of its daily work, the service told LETA. In less than five months, from March to the second half of July 2022, customs officers have carried out almost 70,000 document checks and...