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International Organization for Migration - Activities - Technical Cooperation on Migration Management and Capacity Building - Border Checkpoints

Enhancement of management of the Russian Federation border checkpoints

In 2007 the Russian Federation has undertaken a number of developments in its border management strategy. A new entity – the Federal Agency for the Development of the State Border of the Russian Federation (Rosgranitsa) with the functions of management, administrating and development of the borders of the Russian Federation was established.

The Russian authorities have expressed a keen interest in international and particularly EU expertise in development and maintenance of the effective systems of state border management and efficient border control procedures. Recognizing the significance of this subject and in order to support the Russian Government, IOM in close cooperation with Rosgranitsa elaborated set of proposals resulted in signing in July 2009 the Agreement with the Delegation of the European Commission to Russia, which contracted IOM Moscow to implement a Project titled “Enhancement of management of the Russian Federation border checkpoints”.

The Federal Agency for the Development of the State Border of the Russian Federation is both a Project partner and final beneficiary party.

The main goals of the initiative are the provision of methodological, technical and institutional assistance to the Russian Federation in the implementation of the effective systems of state border management and efficient border control procedures. Specifically the project activities include four components as follows: Component One aiming to assist to assigned state agencies in implementation of the state policy in border management area, Component Two is a building capacity of the Russian state agencies in border and migration management area, Component Three seeking to strengthen of international cooperation and Component Four seeking to optimize data sharing.

The project is funded by European Union.

Project duration: September 2009 - March 2011.