On 19 February, the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan in partnership with the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) launches its first-ever mobile application, marking a significant milestone in modernising customs procedures across Turkmenistan and Central Asian region.
On 11-13 February, in Astana, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a national workshop on the use of an e-learning platform and the practical development of e-learning modules. The workshop was organised jointly with the Training and Methodological Centre of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan (SRC MF RK).
On 10-11 February, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised technical mission a to support the development of Master's level curricula of the Customs Institute of Uzbekistan.
From 3 to 7 February 2025, Ashgabat hosted a national workshop on the development of Integrated Border Management Strategy and its Implementation Plan. Participants from Turkmenistan state institutions ensuring border security such us border and migration control, criminal intelligence and investigation, customs and phyto-veto control were familiarised with the advantages of an integrated approach to border security.
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 21 - 23 January, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a Training of trainers (ToT) in Almaty, designed to strengthen the capacity of female professors from the training institutions of the Ministry of Interior of Kazakhstan in providing psychological support and developing emotional intelligence.
On 14 January, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) handed over multimedia training equipment valued at USD 10,300 to the Customs Institute of the Customs Committee under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
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 11 December the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a regional workshop "Performance evaluation of teaching staff in training institutions of border management agencies". The event was held online for the representatives of educational institutions of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
