The EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM) contributes to the delivery of good quality border and customs services to the citizens and companies of Moldova, Ukraine and the European Union. Together with border guard and customs services of Moldova and Ukraine the Mission facilitates people-to-people contacts, legitimate trade and security. Mission’s funding comes from the European Commission. Administrative and logistical support is provided by the United Nations Development Programme. >>>

Over 200 staff members of the Mission work along 1222 km of the Moldovan-Ukrainian border. This includes more than one hundred customs and border guard experts from 22 EU Member States; representatives of several CIS countries in the UNDP contingent, and staff from Moldova and Ukraine. The Mission’s experts are located in six field offices: Basarabeasca, Chisinau, and Otaci in Moldova and Kotovsk, Kuchurhan, and Odesa Port in Ukraine. The Mission has its headquarters in Odesa, southern Ukraine. >>>

Special issue of the Joint Information Newsletter 02.07.

EUBAM and the border guard and customs services of Moldova and Ukraine are presenting a special issue of the Joint Information Newsletter, which is devoted to the use of dogs in the border services. To download it, please, follow the link:

New border guard station opened in Larga (Moldova) 30.06.

Larga, 26 June – The Deputy Head of EUBAM Mr Udo Burkholder visited the opening of a new border guard station in Larga. During the opening the President of Moldova Mr Vladimir Voronin emphasised that the Government will continue paying special attention to the security of Moldovan state border, especially to the relevant infrastructure that is also a priority of the National Development Strategy of the Republic of Moldova. >>>

Students from Odesa Secondary School No 35 visited EUBAM Headquarters 24.06.

Odesa, 23 June – A group of ten students and their teacher of the Odesa Secondary School No 35 visited the EUBAM Headquarters. During an informal meeting with the Head of the Mission Mr Ferenc Banfi students had an opportunity to talk about the activity of the European Studies Club working at their school and to learn about the role the Mission in Ukraine and Moldova. >>>