Transcript EC Support to Border Management

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EUCAM Conference
2-3 March 2009
EC support to
border management in Central Asia
Patrick Doelle
Governance, Security, Human Rights and Gender
EuropeAid Cooperation Office
European Commission
Why does the EC support border
management reforms in Central Asia?
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Following the break up of the Soviet Union and the creation of
5 new states with thousands of kilometers of new borders:
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Improve conditions for trade
Ensure Security
(i.e. fight against drug trafficking)
Promote regional integration
Border Management in Central Asia (BOMCA)
Central Asia Drug Action Programme (CADAP)
Integrated Border Management (IBM)
These 3 aspects (trade, regional cooperation, security)
are covered by the concept of IBM developed by the EC:
 balance between trade facilitation and border control
 effective and integrated system for:
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intra-service cooperation (between border crossing
points and with central level)
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inter-agency cooperation (between customs, border
guards and other competent authorities)
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international cooperation (in particular between
neighbouring countries)
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BOMCA/CADAP activities (2001-today)
BOMCA: >25M€
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CADAP: >21M€
construction/rehabilitation of infrastructure (border
crossing points along trade routes, training centres,…)
equipment
training/study tours (incl. to EU)
reinforcement of dog training capacity
creation of drug profiling units
legal assistance
institutional reform/support to the elaboration of border
management strategies
support to regional cooperation and coordination
Border crossing point road Almaty/Bishkek
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Dog training centre Tashkent
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BOMCA/CADAP results and challenges
In spite of many immediate BOMCA/CADAP outputs
and outcomes (e.g. 7 BCP/BP constructed; 9 BCP/BP
renovated; 10 training centres constructed; 13 DPU
created), several challenges remain for the future:
 sustainability
 professionalisation of border guards
 security situation
 change in mentality towards IBM
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