Fighting Illegal Immigration - Capacity Building of Romanian Immigration Office (RIO)

Projekt abgeschlossen

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.

Land/Region Thema Periode Budget
Rumänien
Öffentliche Sicherheit erhöhen
Grenzsicherheit
01.04.2012 - 31.03.2013
CHF  133’500
Zielgruppen

RIO staff, police, other authorities dealing with migration issues

Aktivitäten 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.
Resultate

Erreichte Resultate:  

  • 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


Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt DEZA
Kreditbereich Schweizer Beitrag an die erweiterte EU
Projektpartner Vertragspartner
Privatsektor
  • Schweizerischer Privatsektor


Andere Partner

Intermediary Body: TC Teamconsult, Geneva; Executing Agency: Romanian Immigration Office (RIO)

Budget Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF    133’500 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF    133’675
Projektphasen 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)