Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP) is a NATO-allied forward-deployed defense and deterrence military force in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.

NATO is enhancing its forward presence in the eastern part of the Alliance, with four multinational battalion-size battlegroups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, on a rotational basis.

2025年3月6日 · In July 2024, Latvia became the first country to scale up its NATO forward presence, forming NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia. In October 2024, the existing multinational battlegroup was transferred to this brigade.

In July 2023, the Latvian and Canadian Defence Ministers signed a roadmap outlining the progress already made and the next steps for the Canadian-led NATO Multinational Battlegroup in Latvia to grow from battalion to brigade level.

2021年5月7日 · NATO’s multinational EFP battlegroup in Latvia aims at boosting defence and deterrence capabilities on the eastern flank of the Alliance. The presence of the battlegroup is sending an unmistakable signal about the unwavering resolve of NATO members to consider an attack on one Ally as an attack on the whole Alliance.

In recent years, Allies have enhanced NATO’s forward presence by establishing multinational battlegroups in Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. They have also sent more ships, planes and troops to NATO’s eastern flank, from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south

Established as battalion-size units, they are led by their assigned framework nation – the United States in Poland, the United Kingdom in Estonia, Canada in Latvia, and Germany in Lithuania. At the 2022 NATO Summit in Madrid, all Allies committed to the deployment of additional robust, combat-ready forces on NATO's eastern flank.

2024年3月29日 · Agreed upon at the 2022 Summit in Madrid and signed on July 11, 2023, at Camp Adazi in Latvia, the National Defence’s roadmap envisions the enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Latvia Battle Group growing to a brigade by 2026.

Brunssum, the Netherlands - With the focus on defensive operations, the multinational enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Latvia (eFP BG LVA) has been certified as fully interoperable and combat effective after completing all training requirements, culminating with its Certification Exercise (CERTEX) held at Camp Ādaži, Latvia, from 21 to ...

latvia - nato multinational battle group At the NATO Summit in Warsaw in July 2016, the Heads of State and Government of all the NATO member states unanimously decided to deploy four multinational battalion battle groups as part of the Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.