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Mission to Skopje co-organised green border observation training course

Summary

From 18 to 21 September, the Mission, in close co-operation with the French Embassy in Skopje, organized a 3-day on-site training course entitled “Green border observation in mountainous areas.”21 Sixteen staff members stationed in Ohrid at the Regional Center for Border Affairs (RCBA) West took part in the course. More than 70% of the border is mountainous and these areas are used by smugglers and sometimes by irregular migrants. The project aims to further enhance the skills of police officers in their efforts to tackle more effectively the phenomenon of cross-border criminality and trafficking in human beings, as well as smuggling of illegal drugs and the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. In addition, the project provided training regarding dealing with irregular migration.