Ex-Post Evaluation of the Schengen Part of the Temporary Cash-Flow and Schengen Facility 2007-2009 for Bulgaria and Romania
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Ex-post evaluation of the Schengen part of the temporary Cash-flow and Schengen Facility 2007-2009 for Bulgaria and Romania Case studies - Romania mmmll Ex-post evaluation of the Schengen part of the temporary Cash-flow and Schengen Facility 2007-2009 for Bulgaria and Romania – Case srtudies - ROMANIA Table of Contents Table of Contents .............................................................................................. 2 Case study Methodology ..................................................................................... 6 Case study profiles ...........................................................................................10 RO 1 - Objective 1: Increasing naval and terrestrial mobility of the Romanian Border Police: river and maritime patrol ships; pontoons, terrestrial vehicles .....................15 Key Findings .................................................................................................15 Description and background ............................................................................16 Relevance .....................................................................................................21 Effectiveness .................................................................................................21 Efficiency ......................................................................................................27 Complementarity ...........................................................................................30 Sustainability ................................................................................................33 Impact .........................................................................................................35 RO 2 - Objective 1, Modernization and re-configuration of BCPs to fit the new and future needs of surveillance and control ..............................................................38 Key Findings .................................................................................................38 Background and description ............................................................................39 Relevance .....................................................................................................40 Effectiveness .................................................................................................40 Efficiency ......................................................................................................42 Complementarity ...........................................................................................44 Impact .........................................................................................................45 RO 3 – SURVEILLANCE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT: Objective 1 ............................47 Key Findings .................................................................................................47 Description and background ............................................................................47 Relevance .....................................................................................................50 Effectiveness .................................................................................................50 Efficiency ......................................................................................................51 Complementarity ...........................................................................................52 Sustainability ................................................................................................52 Impact .........................................................................................................52 RO 4 - TETRA TERMINALS: Objective 2, Measure 2 ...............................................55 Key Findings .................................................................................................55 Description and background ............................................................................56 Relevance .....................................................................................................58 Effectiveness .................................................................................................59 Efficiency ......................................................................................................60 Complementarity ...........................................................................................61 Sustainability ................................................................................................61 Impact .........................................................................................................62 RO 5 - NATIONAL IT SYSTEM FOR ALERTS (NISA): Objective 2, Measure 1 ..............65 Key Findings .................................................................................................65 Description and background ............................................................................66 Relevance .....................................................................................................67 Effectiveness .................................................................................................68 Efficiency ......................................................................................................73 Complementarity ...........................................................................................74 Sustainability ................................................................................................74 Impact .........................................................................................................76 RO 6 – ROMANIAN POLICE IT SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT: Objective 2, Measure 6 .......79 Key Findings .................................................................................................79 June 2014 2 Ex-post evaluation of the Schengen part of the temporary Cash-flow and Schengen Facility 2007-2009 for Bulgaria and Romania – Case srtudies - ROMANIA Description and background ............................................................................80 Relevance .....................................................................................................81 Effectiveness .................................................................................................81 Complementarity ...........................................................................................84 Sustainability ................................................................................................85 Impact .........................................................................................................86 RO 7 - Modernization of the consulates to the Schengen standards: Objective 1, Measures 3 and 4 .............................................................................................87 Key findings ..................................................................................................87 Description and background ............................................................................87 Relevance .....................................................................................................88 Effectiveness .................................................................................................89 Efficiency ......................................................................................................91 Complementarity ...........................................................................................94 Sustainability ................................................................................................95 Impact .........................................................................................................96 June 2014 3 Ex-post evaluation of the Schengen part of the temporary Cash-flow and Schengen Facility 2007-2009 for Bulgaria and Romania – Case srtudies - ROMANIA This document contains the Romanian case studies developed to support the ex-post evaluation of the of the Schengen part of the temporary Cash-flow and Schengen Facility 2007-2009 for Bulgaria and Romania. June 2014 4 Ex-post evaluation of the Schengen part of the temporary Cash-flow and Schengen Facility 2007-2009 for Bulgaria and Romania – Case srtudies - ROMANIA Abbreviation/term Definition APIS Advance Passenger Information System ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode AWP Automated Working Posts Blue border Sea and river borders outside the border crossing points BCP Border crossing points MATRA Bulgarian-Dutch cooperation program – the Social Transformation Programme CSD Center for the Study of Democracy DVCN Data/Voice Integrated Communications Network EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EUROSUR European Border Surveillance System EC European Commission Europol European Police Office - EU law enforcement agency facilitating the exchange of criminal intelligence between police, customs and security services ERDF European Regional Development Fund EU European Union FRA European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights EBF External Border Fund FADO False and Authentic Documents Online Frontex Frontières extérieures - European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union Green borders Land borders outside of border crossing points Hard interventions Investments in infrastructures (i.e. buildings, border control checkpoints, helicopters) IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development MCV Mechanism for