The Republic of Moldova-Ukraine state border is 1,222 km long, consisting of 955 km of “green” (land) border and 267 km of “blue” (river) border.
The Mission is headquartered in Odesa (Ukraine) with two country offices (in Chisinau – the Republic of Moldova and in Odesa – Ukraine) and six field offices in its area of operation – three on the Moldovan side of the common border and three on the Ukrainian side.
There are 67 border crossing points along the Moldovan-Ukrainian border, including 25 at the central (Transnistrian) segment.
The administrative boundary line between the two banks of the Nistru river is 411 km long. Nine customs posts are located along it, within which MDCS representatives perform the customs control duties, supported by MoIA representatives. Six BMA subdivisions, in which foreigners can voluntarily register or de-register, are also located on the boundary line.
-
Filed Office ChisinauFiled Office Chisinau area of responsibility is along the Dniester River. The main focus of the Field Office is the administrative boundary line between the two banks of the River. The area of responsibility (approx. 411 km) is from Sanatauca to Rascaeti in Moldova, where Office experts monitor the free movement of cargo and passengers/registration of foreign citizens at the Internal Customs Control Posts and the Territorial Offices of the Bureau for Migration and Asylum. Aside from the daily support in end-to-end customs clearance, the Filed Office has been assisting the Moldovan Customs Service in fulfilling the AA/DCFTA requirements in terms of the simplified customs procedures. It also gives significant support in risk analysis at the central level of the Moldovan Border Police. Additionally the Office helped establish the joint Border and Customs Police Mobile Units.
-
Field Office GiurgiulestiThe area of responsibility of Field Office Giurgiulesti is roughly 300 km of the south-east Moldova-Ukraine border. The Field Office cooperates with the partner services on both sides of the border. Main activities of the Field Office are focused on assisting Moldovan and Ukrainian partners in the development of customs and border control at border crossing points and surveillance of the common border that meet European Union standards. Field Office experts share best EU practices in risk analysis, information exchange, inter-agency cooperation and mobile units with their partners from Moldova and Ukraine.
-
Field Office PodilskEUBAM’s Field Office Podilsk (FOPO) is located at Podilsk Border Guard Detachment. The area of responsibility of FOPO is roughly 400 km of the Transnistrian segment of the Moldova-Ukraine border with 20 border crossing points (BCPs): three international (two road and one railway BCP), seven interstate and ten local. Field Office Podilsk experts are present at BCPs and at the ‘green border’ on the central segment of the Moldova-Ukraine border monitoring, assessing and advising Ukrainian partner services on the application of modern border and customs control measures that are in line with EU standards.
-
Field Office KuchurhanEUBAM’s Field Office Kuchurhan (FOKU) is located at Kuchurhan Railway Border Crossing Point in Ukraine. It also has an office in Kuchurhan Road BCP. 74 km of its area of responsibility is the Transnistrian segment of the Moldova-Ukraine border. The Field Office provides technical assistance and advice to the Moldovan and Ukrainian border guard and customs services, reinforcing their capacity to tackle customs fraud, detect cases of smuggling and trafficking in human beings, and carry out effective border and customs controls and border surveillance in line with EU best practice. Field Office Kuchurhan experts on a daily basis monitor the situation in their AoR, report on border control activities carried out by partner services staff at border crossing points. Transfer of skills and knowledge through on-the-job mentoring is provided based on experts’ observations and requests from partners’.
-
Field Office OtaciField Office Otaci (FOOT) is located at the Otaci-Mohyliv-Podilskyy international border crossing point (BCP) on the Moldovan side of the border. Its sub-office was established in the premises of Criva-Mamalyha international jointly operated border crossing point (JOBCP) on 1st June 2011. The area of responsibility of Field Office Otaci covers 312 km of the Moldova-Ukraine border, out of which 141 km is blue border and 171 km is green border. There are 21 BCPs with international, interstate and local status located within the Field Office’s area of responsibility, among which are two Jointly Operated Border Crossing Points between Moldova and Ukrane. FOOT experts on a daily basis focus on advising partner services on bringing border and customs control procedures in line with EU standards, supporting partner services in enhancing cooperation and building up their operational capacity aimed at preventing and fighting cross-border crimes.
-
Field Office Odesa and Chornomorsk PortsEUBAM’s Field Office Odesa and Chornomorsk Ports is located on the territory of Odesa commercial sea port. Field Office experts cover several Key Working Locations, amongst others, at Chornomorsk commercial sea port. Both ports are major gateways to the commercial flow of goods and containers. The Field Office experts provide support to their Ukrainian partners in all aspects of their operational activity.
-
Who we are?
The European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM) was launched in 2005. The legal basis for EUBAM is the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the European Commission and the Governments of Moldova and Ukraine on 7 October 2005.
The current Mission’s mandate is valid until 30 November 2023.
EUBAM promotes border control, customs and trade norms and practices that meet European Union standards, and serve the needs of its two partner countries.
Find out more -
What we do?
The Mission works with Moldova and Ukraine to harmonise border control, and customs and trade standards and procedures with those in EU Member States. It helps to improve cross-border cooperation between the border guard and customs agencies and other law enforcement bodies and to facilitate international coordinated cooperation. EUBAM assists Moldova and Ukraine to fulfil the obligations of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which both countries signed as part of their Association Agreements with the EU. It also contributes to the peaceful settlement of the Transnistrian conflict through confidence building measures and as a monitoring presence at the Transnistrian segment of the Moldova-Ukraine border.
Find out more -
Where we work?
The Republic of Moldova-Ukraine state border is 1,222 km long, consisting of 955 km of “green” (land) border and 267 km of “blue” (river) border.
The Mission is headquartered in Odesa (Ukraine) with two country offices (in Chisinau – the Republic of Moldova and in Odesa – Ukraine) and six field offices in its area of operation – three on the Moldovan side of the common border and three on the Ukrainian side.
There are 67 border crossing points along the Moldovan-Ukrainian border, including 25 at the central (Transnistrian) segment.
The administrative boundary line between the two banks of the Nistru river is 411 km long. Nine customs posts are located along it, within which MDCS representatives perform the customs control duties, supported by MoIA representatives. Six BMA subdivisions, in which foreigners can voluntarily register or de-register, are also located on the boundary line.
Find out more
-
EU Resources
- European Commission press service
- EU Newsroom
- European Commission press releases
- European Council press releases
- Other press release databases
- Audiovisual & streaming
- Council of the European Union Live
- Europe by Satellite
- Europarl TV
-
Jobs
-
{{vacancy.deadline | date : 'dd.MM.yyyy'}}
View all vacancies -
-
Tenders
-
{{tender.expiration | date : 'dd.MM.yyyy'}}
View all tenders -