Today, a member of the Riigikogu Defense Committee, Kaljulaid, wrote on social media that Isamaa and the Center Party are using the topic of Schengen for election propaganda. According to him, Estonia would suffer more from the restoration of border control at internal borders than many other countries in Europe, as it would make freight transport and the movement of people more expensive and slower. "Anything that makes freight transport and the movement of people more expensive and slower is harmful to us," Kaljulaid wrote, noting that the restoration of internal border control would entail additional costs for states, ports, and airports, as well as for entrepreneurs, and ultimately, passengers, customers of goods, and taxpayers would bear the cost. He estimates that due to Estonia's geographical location, the increased time for crossing the border would particularly hit freight transport to Western Europe. At the same time, Kaljulaid emphasized that illegal migration poses a serious security threat and that Estonia must act more decisively on this issue than before. "The problem certainly exists. Communities in Estonia are growing rapidly, and our security services have repeatedly warned that there are significant risks associated with this if we do not change our policy," Kaljulaid wrote, adding that neither questioning the Schengen Agreement nor criticizing Spain will solve migration problems. And suddenly, the information system at the border crossing point between Latvia and Belarus breaks down... Something clearly went wrong... Read more about the issue [here](https://bb.lv/statja/nasha-latvija/2026/08/02/iz-za-ostanovki-raboty-punkta-propuska-na-granice-latvii-i-belarusi-zastriali-gruzoviki)