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European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine

Abbreviation	EUBAM Moldova and Ukraine
Formation	2005
Headquarters	Odesa, Ukraine
Head of Mission	Slawomir Pichor
Parent organization	European Union
Website	https://eubam.org/

The European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM Moldova and Ukraine) was launched in 2005. It promotes border control, customs, and trade norms and practices that meet European Union standards and serve the needs of its two partner countries. It is an advisory, technical body based in Odesa, Ukraine. It has a Liaison Office in Chișinău, Moldova, and six field offices; three on the Moldovan side of the joint border and three on the Ukrainian side. EUBAM activities are intended to promote economic development and enhance regional security. The Mission contributes to cross-border cooperation and confidence building, helping to improve efficiency, transparency, and security along the Moldova–Ukraine border.

Aims

The Mission's aims are to:

work with Moldova and Ukraine to harmonize border control, customs, and trade standards and procedures with those of EU Member States
improve cross-border cooperation between the border guard and customs agencies and other law enforcement bodies; facilitate international coordinated cooperation
assist Moldova and Ukraine to fulfil the obligations of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) they have signed as part of their Association Agreements with the EU
contribute to the peaceful settlement of the Transnistria conflict through confidence-building measures and a monitoring presence at the Transnistrian segment of the Moldova-Ukraine border

External links

Overseas interventions of the European Union1

Overseas interventions of the European Union¹

Military operations

[Ground] force (EUFOR)	Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Operation Concordia, 2003) Democratic Republic of the Congo (Operation Artemis, 2003) Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation Althea, 2004–present) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006) Chad and the Central African Republic (2008–2009) Central African Republic (2014–2015)
Naval force (EUNAVFOR)	Adriatic Sea (Operation Sharp Guard, 1993–1996) Somalia (Operation Atalanta, 2008–present) Mediterranean Sea (Operation Sophia, 2015–2020, Operation Irini, 2020–present)

Military missions

Military assistance mission (MAM), Training mission (EUTM)	Mali (2013–present) Central African Republic (2016–present) Somalia (2010–present) Ukraine (2022–present)

Civilian missions

Police mission (EUPOL, EUPM)	Kinshasa (2005–2007) RD Congo (2007–2014) PROXIMA/FYROM (2003–2005) Afghanistan (2007–2016) Kinshasa (2005–2007) RD Congo (2007–2014) BiH (2003–2012) Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003–2012) Afghanistan (2007–present) Palestinian Territories (2006–present)
Capacity building mission (EUCAP)	Sahel Mali (2014–present) Sahel Niger (2012–present) Somalia (2012–present)
Border assistance mission (EUBAM)	Moldova and Ukraine (2005–present) Libya (2013–present) Rafah (2005–present)
Rule of law mission (EULEX)	Kosovo (2008–present)
Monitoring mission (EUMM)	Former Yugoslavia (1991–2007) Aceh (2005–2006) Georgia (2008–present)
Military advisory mission (EUMAM)	Central African Republic (2015–2016)
Aviation security mission (EUAVSEC)	South Sudan (2013–2014)
Mission in support of the security sector reform (EUSSR)	Guinea-Bissau (2008–2010)
Integrated rule of law mission (EUJUST)	Iraq (2015–2013) Georgia (2004–2005)
Mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform (EUSEC)	RD Congo (2005–2016)
Advisory mission (EUAM)	Ukraine (2014–present) Iraq (2017–present)
Police advisory team (EUPAT)	FYROM (2005–2006)
Other	AMIS EU Supporting Action (2005–2007) PAMECA (2002–present) Minesweeping operation in the Strait of Hormuz, (Operation Cleansweep, 1987–1988) Police and customs operation with OSCE on the Danube (1993–1996) Police contingent in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994–1996) Multinational Advisory Police Element in Albania (MAPE, 1997–2001) Demining Assistance Mission to Croatia (WEUDAM, 1999–2001) General security surveillance mission in Kosovo (1998–1999) European Union Monitoring Capacity to Armenia (2022) EU Planning Assistance Team in Armenia (2022–2023) European Union Mission in Armenia (2023–present) European Union Partnership Mission in Moldova (2023–present)

¹: Conducted by the Western European Union prior to 2003. These missions were not named using conventional prefixes such as EUFOR, EUNAVFOR etc.

Authority control databases

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany

Aims

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