- Thematic Component: General
- Country: Tajikistan
On September 30, in Dushanbe, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held the third round of its National Project Steering Group (NSG).
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In Tajikistan, BOMCA programme keeps building capacity in the area of document security
- Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
- Country: Tajikistan
From September 24 to 27, in Dushanbe the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a national ToT session on document security (advanced level).
K9 trainers from Central Asia successfully completed ToT course in Latvia
- Thematic Component: 2. Improvement of Detection Capacities
- Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
On September 24, the closing ceremony of BOMCA #ToT course for dog handling instructors from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan (specializing in the search for explosives, ammunition, and weapons) took place at the Canine Center of the State Border Guard College of Latvia.
The 2nd round of ToT course for CA dog handling instructors in Lithuania has been successfully completed
- Thematic Component: 2. Improvement of Detection Capacities
- Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
On September 23, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia completed its training of trainers (ToT) course for dog handling instructors specializing in the search for drugs. The 2nd round of ToT was organized within the framework of BOMCA Programme’s Component 2, “Improvement of detection capacities to counter cross-border crime”.
In Tajikistan, EU-funded Programme imparts technical assistance on analysis of a Standard operational procedure for SPS import control
- Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
- Country: Tajikistan
In Dushanbe, BOMCA 10 organised technical assistance (TA) on elaboration of Standard operational procedure for phytosanitary and veterinary (SPS) import control, gathering representatives of the Tajik SPS agencies responsible for the development and/or implementation of import controls.
BOMCA organised regional online workshop on profiling at checkpoints
- Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
- Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
On September 16, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia organised a regional online workshop on profiling at border checkpoints.
EU-funded programme organised Study visit to Latvia on transit related questions
- Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
- Country: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
In Latvia, from September 3-5, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a study visit on transit-related questions for the representatives of Customs Services in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, which are responsible for developing a national transit strategy/policy and have expertise in the field of application of the transit/TIR procedures in their countries.
BOMCA 10 handed over distance learning equipment to the Tajik Customs Institute
- Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
- Country: Tajikistan
On September 2, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) handed over a sets of distance learning equipment to the Institute of Advanced Studies of the State Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan. The total value of the handed over equipment amounted to 11,838.66 EUR.
The 4th Conference of Regional Cooperation on Border Security in Central Asia “Issyk – Kul initiative” 2024 held in Latvia, Riga
- Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
- Country: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Since 2011, under the BOMCA organized framework of the “Issyk-Kul Initiative”, Central Asian border agencies come together regularly in a regional forum for cooperation and information exchange in the field of border security in Central Asia.