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

From November 29 to 30, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised an assessment mission for the development of a concept for the Call Centre of the Border Service of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan.

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

From November 28 to 30, 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a bilateral workshop for representatives of investigation units of the law enforcement agencies and prosecutor's offices from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. This activity aimed to analyse the current practices of information and evidence exchange in cross-border crime investigations in Central Asian countries with a major focus on Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, and evaluate problematic aspects of information and evidence exchange in the investigation of cross-border crimes.

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

BOMCA 10 held a national workshop in Astana on risk analysis for representatives of the border guard, customs and law enforcement agencies engaged in the border management of Kazakhstan. The workshop introduced participants to the basic principles, applicable practices and regulations and joint border security risk analysis procedures, based on the European experience, and provided an overview of the national system, legal framework and approved activities necessary to develop the risk analysis systems.

• Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
• Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

From 22 to 24 November 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a regional workshop with elements of the Training of Trainers methodology (ToT) on the alignment of national plant legislation with the provisions of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) requirements for representatives of phytosanitary agencies, and agencies which are involved in the implementation of IPPC standards in import/export controls.

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

On 23 November, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia – phase 10 (BOMCA 10) held its 2nd 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.

• Thematic Component: General
• Country: Kyrgyzstan

Agency: EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10)

Deadline: midnight of 4^th December 2022

Reports to: Project Manager

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

From 16-18 November 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a workshop in Ashgabat on strategic risk analysis for representatives of the law enforcement agencies engaged in the border management of Turkmenistan. The workshop aimed to familiarise participants with the principles and methodology of the Common Integrated Risk Analysis Model (CIRAM) used in the European Union (EU) and provided information on a systematic approach to data collection and analysis.

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

From November 16 to 18, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a workshop in Astana for the personnel of border agencies and training institutions responsible for the development of methodology/teaching tools in such areas as e-learning, distance learning etc.