DCAF Border Security Programme
Through its Border Security Programme DCAF assists the governments of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia to create reliable and efficient border security systems. The objective of the programme is to enable the participating countries to meet the EU's integrated border management standards.
In the framework of its Border Security Programme, DCAF
- organises Annual Ministerial Review Conferences on Border Security Cooperation in Southeast Europe
- facilitates the negotiation of bilateral border police cooperation agreements
- leads five thematic working groups which address the following issues 1) legal reform, 2) integrated border management, 3) logistical interoperability, 4) joint risk analysis, criminal intelligence and investigation, 5) education and training
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conducts training to improve institutional capacities and cross-border cooperation in Southeast Europe
on a distance-learning platform, conducts the International Training Course for Station Commanders (ITCSC) and the International Training Course for Regional Commanders (ITCRC). The courses were developed on a distance-learning platform to guarantee access to relevant knowledge for border police officers without removing them from their professional duties and responsibilities for long periods. Both courses aim to relate the EU best practice in the area of border management, and represent a unique product in a new format previously unavailable to border security professionals in the region.
