Secure borders mean a safer country, stronger cooperation between institutions, and safe travel. Against this background, the Border Police of the Republic of Moldova, in partnership with the European Union and the experts from Lithuania and Poland, Central Project Management Agency and Solidarity Fund PL in Moldova, conducted during the period 20–24 October 2025 on-site evaluations from the point of view of the Schengen acquis, as part of the EU-funded project “European Union for Borders Security – Moldova (EU4Borders Security – Moldova)”.
The activity aims to strengthen institutional capacities, modernise border control procedures, and align them with the Schengen acquis standards and with the EU Member States’ best practices.
During the opening event, welcoming addresses were delivered by the State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ms. Diana Salcuțan, the First Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs of the Delegation of the European Union, Ms. Corina Mocanu-Bonnin and the Team Leader of the project, Major Agnė Vereškienė.
In her message, Diana Salcuțan emphasised that the event represents a practical demonstration of the progresses achieved by the Republic of Moldova in aligning with the highest European standards in Integrated Border Management (IBM): “The exercise provides an opportunity to test and to improve the mechanisms that constitutes a sustainable national system of border management. It is a necessary step to ensure that institutions are prepared to respond to current security challenges – from migration and cross-border crime to hybrid, as well as digital threats.”
The exercise program included visits to several subdivisions of the Border Police – Chișinău International Airport, the Western Regional Directorate and the Sculeni border crossing point, as well as the Southern Regional Directorate and the Cahul border crossing point – where control procedures, interinstitutional coordination, and the use of modern technologies were evaluated.
The exercise brought together European Union experts and Moldovan representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the General Inspectorate of the Border Police, the General Police Inspectorate, the Customs Service, and the General Inspectorate for Migration.
The Border Police expressed its gratitude to the European Union and the implementing partners for their continuous support in developing security capacities, professional training, and interoperability, emphasising that these investments directly contribute to border security and to strengthening mutual trust between national and European institutions.
The project “EU4Borders Security – Moldova” is funded by the European Union and implemented in partnership by the Central Project Management Agency, the Solidarity Fund PL in Moldova , and the International Organization for Migration . Through the project “EU4Borders Security – Moldova,” the Republic of Moldova continues its alignment with the Border management/Schengen acquis and European best practices; strengthens national capacities in integrated border management, in the prevention and investigation of cross-border crime; and modernizes the capacities for border and migration management, with the objective to deliver concrete steps toward a secure, modern, and European border, as encapsulated under Chapter 24 of the enlargement process.
