News - BOMCA

BOMCA 10 supports Central Asian customs agencies in promotion of gender equality and gender mainstreaming in customs management

Thematic Component: 4. Improvement of Cross-Border Cooperation
Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

In cooperation with the State Customs Committee under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan, the EU-funded BOMCA 10 Programme organised a joint webinar series which aimed to promote gender equality and enhance gender mainstreaming in customs management, as well as strengthening women leadership in the customs agencies of Central Asian countries.

BOMCA 10 and Kyrgyz Border Service Training Centre discussed the opportunities for improvement of its document security equipment

Thematic Component: General
Country: Kyrgyzstan

BOMCA 10 Regional Manager, Mr. Maris Domins and BOMCA 10 National Coordinator for Kyrgyzstan, Mr. Rakhatbek Boogachiev have visited Osh region, Kyrgyzstan. There they paid a visit to the Centre for Advanced Training and Retraining of the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan.

Veterinary Service of Kyrgyzstan received specialised equipment to improve its operations at Kyrgyz-Uzbek border

Thematic Component: General
Country: Kyrgyzstan

On 13 December, the EU-funded BOMCA 10 programme handed over specialised equipment to the Veterinary Service of Kyrgyzstan, under the Ministry of Agriculture, including 2 incinerators, which were installed at the checkpoints “Dostuk” in Osh region and “Kyzyl-Kiya” in Batken region.

EU-funded BOMCA 10 keeps strengthening phytosanitary control at the border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

Thematic Component: General
Country: Kyrgyzstan

On 13 December, the EU-funded BOMCA 10 programme handed over the mobile unit for the Department of Chemicalization Protection and Quarantine of Plants of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kyrgyzstan (Department), installed at the checkpoint “Madaniyat”, located in Nooken district in Djalal-Abad region.

BOMCA advances customs education through provision of distance learning equipment to the Specialised Training Customs of Kyrgyzstan

Thematic Component: General
Country: Kyrgyzstan

On 1 December, BOMCA 10 handed over the distance learning equipment to the Specialised Training Customs under the State Customs Service of the Kyrgyz Republic. The official handover ceremony took place during the meeting with Mr. Samat Isabekov, Chairman of the State Customs Service under the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Strengthening capacities of Central Asian law enforcement agencies in investigation of cross-border crimes related to trafficking of firearms, explosives and ammunition

Thematic Component: 2. Improvement of Detection Capacities
Country: Kyrgyzstan

On 27-29 November, BOMCA once again joined efforts with Law enforcement programme in Central Asia (LEICA) this time for a workshop in Bishkek gathering investigators and crime intelligence officers specialising in investigations of cross-border crimes such as trafficking of firearms, their parts, explosives, ammunition, currency and other goods. The expert team from the Customs Criminal Service of Lithuanian Republic together with LEICA experts introduced the EU good practices and novel methods of investigation of such crimes, presenting relevant case studies and helped review national procedure.

Further strategic actions within the EU funded border management programme in Central Asia discussed in Tashkent

Thematic Component: General
Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Funded by the European Union Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held the third Regional Steering Group (RSG) meeting. This event serves as a steering instrument of the programme, which defines and monitors the strategic direction of the programme implementation. RSG held in Tashkent on November 14 and gathered donor, an implementing consortium and regional counterparts directly involved in the project’s implementation.

EU-funded programme keeps improving the educational and training processes of border and customs services in Central Asian region

Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

From October 31 to November 2, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a Regional consortium workshop for the heads of customs and border guard services’ training institutions from Central Asian countries.

EU-funded programme keeps building capacity in the area of document security the countries of Central Asia

Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
Country: Kyrgyzstan

From October 23 to 26, EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a national ToT session on document security (advanced level) in Bishkek.

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