News

• Thematic Component: General
• Country: Kyrgyzstan

In September 25 the Award Ceremony for the essay contest on topic «EU-Central Asia Cooperation: ways to strengthen Security and Stability in Central Asia» was held in Kyrgyzstan with participation of European Union Delegation, BOMCA and CADAP Programmes.

• Thematic Component: 4. Improvement of Cross-Border Cooperation
• Country: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan

From September 19 to 22 September in Bishkek, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) conducted grant monitoring meetings with the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who received funding for implementation of the projects in the border regions of Central Asian countries.

• Thematic Component: General
• Country: Kyrgyzstan

The EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held the second round of National Project Steering Group meetings (NSG) in Kyrgyzstan, in order to review the progress of its second implementation year and define plans for the upcoming period. On September 14, a meeting was held in Bishkek, gathering Kyrgyz national counterparts directly involved in the project’s implementation.

• Thematic Component: General
• Country: Kyrgyzstan

Dear Kyrgyz students!

We inform you that we have decided to extend the deadline for essay submission till August 20, 2023!

We remind you that students have a great opportunity to participate in essay contest on topic «EU-Central Asia Cooperation: ways to strengthen Security and Stability in Central Asia». This initiative is organised in the framework of BOMCA and CADAP 20^th Anniversary.

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

From July 3 to 14 Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) in cooperation with Law Enforcement in Central Asia (LEICA) held a national 10-days training in the field of cynology, focusing on searches for explosives, arms and ammunition. This activity was organised for the K9 instructors of the 9th Service and Border Service of the State Committee for National Security and the State Customs Service.

• Thematic Component: General
• Country: Kyrgyzstan

On July 13, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) officially handed over equipment for K9 instructors and service dogs of the State Customs Service, under the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic, totalling a value of EUR 9,800.

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

The Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) is looking for national ICT experts in 5 CA countries to support it in development, validation and peer-reviews of technical specifications, market outreach and research, as well as further evaluation of technical offers received in the tender process.

Interested experts should send their CV with a reference to this announcement in the subject line of the email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

More details at: https://www.icmpd.org/work-with-us/calls-for-experts

• Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
• Country: Kyrgyzstan

From June 20 to 22, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a national seminar in Bishkek for representatives of the customs/border departments and educational institutions on cargo scan image analysis in Kyrgyzstan.