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Internal Affairs Funded Through the Second Swiss Contribution


The Ministry of Finance, in its capacity as the National Coordination Unit for the Swiss Contribution, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have signed the Implementation Agreement for the Support Measure “Public Security and Safety Programme (Internal Affairs)” under the thematic area “Improving Public Safety and Security.” The agreement entered into force on May 21st, 2025.

The Programme aims to strengthen the role of the police in ensuring citizen safety—particularly for vulnerable groups—combat organized crime, with a special focus on human trafficking, and improve the support provided to populations facing emergency situations by enhancing the performance of SMURD aerial rescue services and further developing the concept of civil protection volunteerism.

The Programme is structured into three core components aligned with its overarching objectives:
• Community Policing
• Combating Organized Crime and Human Trafficking
• Aerial Rescue and Disaster Preparedness

The Programme will be implemented until April 2029, with a total budget of CHF 23,529,412, of which CHF 20,000,000 is provided through the Swiss contribution, and CHF 3,529,412 represents national co-financing.

The programme will be implemented by the General Inspectorate of Police and its Romanian partners—the “Nicolae Golescu” Police Training and Professional Development Centre in Slatina, the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Psychosociology Centre, the National Agency against Trafficking in Persons, the “Dr. Aurel Greblea” Cynology Centre in Sibiu, and the International Organization for Migration. In parallel, the Department for Emergency Situations will implement its components in cooperation with the General Inspectorate of Aviation and the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations. Both implementing structures will benefit from the expertise and recognised professionalism of Swiss partners: the SAVATAN Police Academy, the Federal Office of Police (FEDPOL), the Basel Institute on Governance, REGA (Swiss Air-Rescue), and COGINTA.

Details on the implementation of the Programme will be made available on the websites of the participating institutions.