SITE MAP   HOME      PROJECT INFO      NEWS      PARTENERS      CONTACTS   ROM :: RUS :: ENG European Borders EU Map EU Legislation Common Information Positive experience of       border management State Border Map of Moldova Legislation of the      Republic of Moldova European Integration Benefits/ costs of       accession to the EU Principles of the       European Union EU Neighborhood      Policy Moldova-EU Relations Useful Information Resources Links   . . ASSESSMENT REPORTS (25.12.2005) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ELABORATION OF THE NATIONAL STRATEGY ON BORDER CONTROL AND ITS INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT FOR THE YEARS 2005-2007 LEGISLATIVE REVIEW MOLDOVAN BORDER GUARDS WILL INCREASE THEIR MOBILITY ON THE BORDER (2.11.2005) A batch of new 80 auto-vehicles have been donated today to the Border Guard Service (BGS) of the Republic of Moldova within the Enhancing Border Control Management Programme, funded by the European Union and co-funded and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme in Moldova. E.U. OFFERS EQUIPMENT WORTH OVER 32 MILLION LEI TO MOLDOVAN BORDER GUARD SERVICE (21.10.2005) The European Union (E.U.) has offered an equipment for operative checking of documents worth 32.2 million lei (2.57 million dollars) to the Moldovan Border Guard Service within the Strengthening of Border Control Management MOLDOVAN BORDER GUARDS EXAMINE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS (10.09.2005) "Enhancing Border Control Management Program", funded by European Union, co-funded and implemented by UNDP Moldova, has recently carried out a public awareness workshop, with the representatives of the Border Guards Service, other relevant Bodies assigned with border management issues, international and national organizations, as well as with experts from different fields, on the need of reengineering and optimizing Border Guards Service due to the European Union requirements, stipulated in Articles 49-50 of EU-Moldova Action Plan. 08.07.2005 ASTRA KURME: EU IS NOT INTERESTED IN ACCEPTING STATES WITH LOW SECURITY, UNSAFE FRONTIERS AND INTERNAL PROBLEMS A year after the recent and largest extension of the EU, Chisinau authorities are more interested in Baltic states' experience of adhesion and integration into the European family. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which fifteen years ago were declaring their independence from Russia, managed to reach the European standards and to be recognized as EU full-right members... 9.06.2005 EU BORDER-FREE ZONE STRETCHES TO NEW MEMBER STATES In the month which sees the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Schengen agreement, the Commission has published proposals to extend the borderless zone to the new EU member states by 2007... 6.06.2005 SWISS SAY YES TO EU SCHENGEN AREA According to the federal department, Switzerland would join the Schengen area in 2008 when the Schengen Information System (SIS II) database is in place. The system contains information such as the identity of criminals on the run, asylum seekers and stolen cars... 20.04.2005 BORDER CONTROL - ONE SINGLE EU BORDER One of the fundamental principles of the EU project is free movement: EU citizens should be able to move freely and easily between member states. This means the withering away of borders within the Union and, concomitantly, the strengthening of controls at external borders... 14.04.2005 THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE EUROPEAN AGENCY FOR EXTERNAL BORDERS WILL BE IN WARSAW After the "Justice and Home Affairs" Council, Minister for Justice and current Council President, Luc Frieden, expressed "the Presidency's great satisfaction that after intensive consultation, an unanimous agreement was reached that the headquarters of the new European Agency for the management of operational cooperation at the external borders of the Member States of the Union will be situated in Warsaw." 4.11.2004 WHAT ABOUT THE NEIGHBOURS? THE IMPACT OF SCHENGEN ALONG THE EU'S EXTERNAL BORDERS Over the last few years, the EU's discourse concerning border controls has presented a paradox - on the one hand, the EU promotes good neighbourly relations, while on the other hand it emphasises the need to strictly implement the Schengen acquis on border controls and visa regimes... The project is funded by the European Union The project is co-funded and implemented by UNDP Moldova