| 24 October 2007 On 24 October 2007, within the EC-financed project BOMMOLUK, 28 personal computers, 4 laser printers, 4 switches and 1 server were handed over to the Border Guard Service of the Republic of Moldova. This equipment will improve the work of the Risk Analysis Department of the Moldovan Border Guard Service. Delivery of other technical assistance to the border guard and customs services of Moldova and Ukraine is in progress.
The first phase of BOMMOLUK runs until the end of November 2007 and consists of three components:
- Development of risk analysis capacity in the Border Guard and Customs Services of Moldova and Ukraine;
- Development of a joint training course for staff from the four counterpart agencies deployed at the jointly operated border crossing points of Moldova and Ukraine;
- Procurement of equipment and communications networks for the Border Guards and Customs of Moldova and Ukraine.
During March 2006 – October 2007 within the framework of the BOMMOLUK project twelve study tours were organised for Moldovan and Ukrainian officials. The countries visited by Ukrainian and Moldovan Border Guards are Greece, Austria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Turkey and Finland. Further study visits to Poland, Belgium, and the United Kingdom are planned.
The project also contracted short term experts in the following areas: Human Resources and Legal Questions concerning Risk Analysis, Border Management, Anti-corruption, IT in Customs Information Exchanges, and Training. They work within the EUBAM Mission and provide assistance in relevant areas to the counterparts. Background: In September 2006 the EC-financed project BOMMOLUK was launched. It aims at improving management at the Moldovan-Ukrainian state border. The project is implemented by the EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM) which identified the needs for equipment together with the partner services.
The overall BOMMOLUK budget amounts to 9.9 mln EUR of which 3.3 mln EUR have been released for the first phase till November 2007. 2,2 mln EUR of this sum have been spent for procurement of equipment for the border guard and customs services of Moldova and Ukraine. The Border Guard Service of the Republic of Moldova will receive equipment worth approximately 730,000 EUR, which includes among others optical binoculars, portable thermal imagers, computers, printers, servers, switches and software.
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