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UAH 900 thousand to be allocated from the Regional Budget for the Organization of Crossing Points on Ukrainian-Molodvan Border
17:52 / 14.04.2011

ODESA, APRIL 14th, 2011, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE — In 2011, UAH 900 thousand will be allocated from the Regional Budget of Odesa for the Organization of Crossing Points on Ukrainian-Molodvan Border, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

Today 14 April, the press service of the Odesa Regional Council has informed about it with a reference to Deputy Chairperson of the Council Oleksiy Goncharenko.

According to the official, the annual budget of the Mission, EUR 20 million, is entirely provided by the European Union. Aso f today, the Mission’s personnel is 226 people (80 of them are Ukrainians). Representatives of 19 EU member countries are also represented there.

In his speech, Mr Goncharenko pointed out that since 2005 a lot has been done to improve the situation on the border between Ukraine and Moldova, i.e. in the EU.

The official also reminded EU membership is Ukraine’s strategic goal and “it makes us treat EU organizations operating in Ukraine with special attention.”

“I am sure all partner organizations highly appreciate the Mission’s activites”, Mr Goncharenko informed. “In 2011, UAH 900 thousand will be allocated from the Regional Budget of Odesa for the Organization of Crossing Points on Ukrainian-Molodvan Border. These funds can be spent on three crossing points, and this is our aim.”

INFORMATION: The EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM) was launched on 30 November 2005 at the joint request of the Presidents of the Republic Moldova and Ukraine. EUBAM is an EU mission fully funded by the European Union. It is an advisory, technical body. It has no executive powers. The Mission aims to make a sustainable contribution to the delivery of good quality border and customs services to the citizens and companies of Moldova and Ukraine to facilitate contacts and trade.