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Formulation of a regional project of border security in Central America
Details
Locations:Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
Start Date:2009
End Date:2009
Contract value: EUR 84,765
Sectors: Border Management, Security
Categories:Consulting services
Funding Agencies:
Date posted:Oct 28, 2013
Description
The regional strategy of the European Commission and Central America aims to support regional security in the context of the negotiations of an Agreement Association between the EU, Central America and the Customs Union. Governance and regional security is one of the key aspects of this strategy, as well as the strengthening of regional institutions and economic integration.
Global objective: to support the EC Delegation to Central America, the Central American Integration System (SICA) and the Committee of Police’s Chiefs of Central America in the technical and operational aspects to formulate a regional project on border security.
Specific Objectives: Develop a comprehensive report containing the analysis necessary to design the project and providing the essential elements for the preparation of the action fiche and the technical and administrative provisions of the draft.
Results:
1. Regional institutions strengthened and coordinated in the field of regional border security.
2. Land border police services more effective in preventing and stopping criminal actions of transnational organized crime and smuggling.