▁to ▁detect ▁and ▁prevent ▁crime . ▁ ▁History ▁And rus ▁Ans ip ' s ▁Government ▁Cab inet ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁parliament ary ▁elections , ▁stated ▁in ▁its ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 1 1 ▁coal ition ▁programme ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁un ified ▁hom eland ▁security ▁ag ency ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reduce ▁operating ▁costs ▁and ▁up keep ▁between ▁the ▁min istry ▁and ▁its ▁organizations . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁established ▁a ▁working ▁group ▁in ▁order ▁commence ▁research ▁about ▁possible ▁un ification ▁of ▁the ▁Est onian ▁Police ▁and ▁Est onian ▁Border ▁Guard ▁ag encies . ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁un ified ▁police ▁and ▁border ▁guard ▁bo ards ▁formally ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Police ▁and ▁Border ▁Guard ▁Board ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁study ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁working ▁group ▁proposed ▁to ▁un ite ▁three ▁main ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁organizations , ▁including ▁the ▁Police , ▁Border ▁Guard , ▁and ▁the ▁Cit iz ens hip ▁and ▁M igration ▁Board ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁structure ▁capable ▁of ▁carrying ▁out ▁all ▁the ▁tasks . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁created ▁another ▁working ▁group ▁with ▁an ▁oper ational ▁task ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁un ification ▁process . ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁approved ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁government ▁organization ▁within ▁the ▁Ministry