Fighting Illegal Immigration - Capacity Building of Romanian Immigration Office (RIO)
The project was aimed at improving the capacity and knowledge on illegal migration of the staff of the Romanian Immigration Office (RIO) and will equip them to better fulfill their task. Swiss Experts have been in charge of training courses. The project was part of the thematic fund security in Romania. Further information about this fund can be found among the additional information on the very bottom of this page.
Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
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Romania |
Enhanced security and safety
Border protection
|
01.04.2012
- 31.03.2013 |
CHF 133’500
|
- 60 Romanian officials, 46 participants from the General Inspectorate for Immigration (GII) territorial structures, 4 from the central units of the Migration Directorate and 10 participants from the Romanian General Inspectorate of Border Police trained on detection and identification of migrants as well as interview techniques and detecting forged documents and benefitted from the exchange of experience with Swiss authorities
- 8 motor vehicles to increase the efficiency of the checks have been purchased and delivered and are fully operational
- Detection of 2496 irregular migrants (8% increase from 2013)
- Swiss Partner Institution: SEM
- Swiss Private Sector
-
Aid Type Enlargement contribution
Project number 7F07909
Target groups |
RIO staff, police, other authorities dealing with migration issues |
Activities | The project has covered a study visit to Switzerland allowing a better understanding of Swiss institutional and legislative framework, operative management, experiences and best practices related to the detection of irregular migrants with illegal stay, followed by training for RIO staff and border police in Romania by Swiss experts, in the field of interview techniques and detecting counterfeit of forged documents of irregular migrants. A need for improvement of RIO equipment to perform activities related to illegal migrants has required the procurement of 8 new motor vehicles. |
Results |
Achieved results: |
Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
Credit area |
Swiss Contribution to the enlarged EU |
Project partners |
Contract partner Private sector Other partners Intermediary Body: TC Teamconsult, Geneva; Executing Agency: Romanian Immigration Office (RIO) |
Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 133’500 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 133’675 |
Project phases |
Phase 22
01.10.2017
- 31.08.2019
(Completed)
Phase 21
01.03.2016
- 30.09.2018
(Completed)
Phase 20
01.03.2016
- 30.09.2019
(Completed)
Phase 19
02.05.2016
- 28.02.2019
(Completed)
Phase 18
01.09.2014
- 30.06.2017
(Completed)
Phase 17
14.11.2014
- 31.08.2018
(Completed)
Phase 16
01.02.2014
- 31.07.2015
(Completed)
Phase 15
01.09.2014
- 28.02.2019
(Completed)
Phase 14
01.03.2013
- 30.06.2018
(Completed)
Phase 13
01.03.2013
- 30.11.2015
(Completed)
Phase 12
01.11.2012
- 30.06.2018
(Completed)
Phase 11 01.04.2012 - 31.03.2013 (Completed) Phase 10 01.04.2012 - 30.06.2017 (Completed) Phase 9 01.04.2012 - 15.06.2014 (Completed) Phase 8 01.03.2012 - 31.03.2018 (Completed) Phase 7 01.03.2012 - 31.08.2013 (Completed) Phase 6 01.03.2012 - 15.11.2014 (Completed) Phase 5 01.03.2012 - 30.06.2018 (Completed) Phase 4 01.03.2012 - 30.09.2019 (Completed) Phase 3 01.03.2012 - 30.07.2015 (Completed) Phase 2 01.01.2012 - 31.12.2017 (Completed) |