On 24 October, the Head of EUBAM, Slawomir Pichor, took part in a trilateral meeting in Giurgiulesti with senior officials from Moldova, Ukraine, and Romania’s infrastructure ministries, along with customs and border services representatives. The aim was to tackle the development of the Reni – Giurgiulești – Galați border crossing points (BCPs) and ways to enhance the capacity of the main road transport corridor from Ukraine through Moldova to Romania in the Lower Danube Region.

The authorities kicked off with a fact-finding visit at Reni BCP with an insightful overview by the Ukrainian side of the electronic queue system for trucks in Ukraine, facilitating border crossing, and plans for refurbishment and modernization of Reni BCP.

Further on, at Giurgiulești State Port, the delegations of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic of Moldova chaired by the State Secretary in the Domain of Transport Mircea Păscăluță, the Deputy Minister for Community, Territories and Infrastructure Development​ of Ukraine Mr Serhii Derkach, and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Romania Ionel Scrioșteanu, led trilateral negotiations and discussions aimed at identifying operational solutions to enhance border crossing capacity. The participants also focused on various measures, leveraging the benefits of the common transit procedure and joint/coordinated control at the Ukraine – Moldova and Moldova – Romania borders.

On his side, the Head of EUBAM shared his insights on dispersing the queues at the border in Reni – Giurgiulești – Galați area and supporting the prompt supply chain, offering further EUBAM assistance on that matter.