On 29 January, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) hosted a regional online lecture on customs valuation for representatives of the customs services of Central Asian countries, including specialists overseeing customs valuation practices and post-clearance checks.
On 13 December, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) handed over cutting-edge biometric equipment valued at EUR 25,305 to the Forensic Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.
On 10 December, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) provided specialised equipment valued at EUR 9,718.03 to the State Customs Service under the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic during a handover ceremony in Bishkek.
On 20-22 November in Astana and 25-27 November in Bishkek, BOMCA 10 organized technical assistance mission on development of standard operating procedure for veterinary and phytosanitary import controls gathering representatives of veterinary and phytosanitary services of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
On 19-20 November, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) handed over specialized equipment to the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic for a total of EUR 87,844. The received document verification devices, as well as computer and office equipment, are intended to equip the classroom of the Border Faculty of the Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as the Centre for Advanced Training and Retraining of Military Personnel of the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) handed over technical equipment to secondary schools located in the border areas of the northern regions of Kyrgyzstan.
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.
From September 23 to 24, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a national workshop in Kyrgyzstan for first line officers dealing with the profiling of potential traffickers of human beings and of smugglers.
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”.
