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  • 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.

  • Thematic Component: General
  • Country: Uzbekistan

On November 13, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) officially handed over specialised equipment to the Customs Committee under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan, accounting for a total value of EUR 9,986.

  • 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.

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

The Border Management Programme in Central Asia Phase 10 (BOMCA 10) hereby announces its 2nd Call for Proposals for the non-profit civil society and non-governmental organisations from Central Asia to support border populations. The overall indicative amount made available under this Call for Proposals is EUR 660,000. The requested grant amount is EUR 45,000 – EUR 60,000, while the deadline for applications is 19 November 2023, 17:00 CET. Interested organisations are welcome to apply via the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/icmpd/aspx/Tenders/Appraisal.

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

On October 4, 2023, the BOMCA Programme organised the regional online training session on Risk Analysis.

  • Thematic Component: General
  • Country: Uzbekistan

The EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held the second round of National Project Steering Group meetings (NSG) in Uzbekistan, in order to review the progress of its second implementation year and define plans for the upcoming period. On October 02, a stakeholder meeting was held in Tashkent, gathering Uzbek national counterparts directly involved in the project’s implementation.

  • 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: 2. Improvement of Detection Capacities
  • Country: Uzbekistan

From September 11 to 13, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) jointly with LEICA organised a workshop for the representatives of law enforcement agencies (LEA) of Uzbekistan, specialising in investigations of cross-border crimes.

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

From September 4 to 6, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a workshop in Tashkent for the representatives of Uzbekistan’s Customs Administration on different transit systems, their requirements and application.

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