Romanian Border Police

Romanian Border Police
Poliția de Frontieră Română
Coat of arms of the Romanian Border Police
Coat of arms of the Romanian Border Police
Racing stripe
Racing stripe
AbbreviationPF
PFR
MottoPATRIA ET HONOR
Motherland and Honour
Agency overview
Formed1999-06-04
Preceding agency
  • Romanian Border Guard
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyROU
Operations jurisdictionROU
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction
  • National border patrol, security, and integrity.
Operational structure
HeadquartersBucharest
Sworn membersYes
Agency executive
  • Chestor șef de poliție Liviu Bute, Inspector-general
Parent agencyMinistry of Internal Affairs
Website
(in Romanian) Poliția de Frontieră

The Romanian Border Police (Romanian: Poliția de Frontieră) is the structure of the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs responsible for the border security and passport control at border crossing points, airports and ports.[1]

Structure

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Since 2001 multiple restructures and improvements occurred in order to align the service to the European counterparts. Currently it is composed of the Border Police General Inspectorate which is the central structure, subordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs,[2] while the second tier is composed of the 5 Territorial Inspectorates (Giurgiu, Timișoara, Oradea, Sighetu Marmației, Iași) and the Coast Guard.[3] The latter was formed in 2011 when the County Inspectorates of Constanța and Tulcea were reorganized into the newly formed Coast Guard.[4]

Ranks

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The Border Police uses the same ranking system as the Romanian Police, with different colors. (see Romanian Police)

Before 2002, the Border Police had military status and a military ranking system, within the Ministry of Internal Affairs (see Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia). In June 2002 it became a civilian police force, together with the National Police (the first police service in Eastern Europe to do so) and its personnel was structured into two corps:

  • Corpul ofițerilor de poliție (Police Officers Corps) - corresponding to the commissioned ranks of a military force, to the ranks of Inspector, Superintendent and Commissioner in a British-style police force or to the both Corps de conception et de direction and Corps de commande et d'encadrement in the French National Police (Police Nationale).
Rank[5] Shoulder insignia Translated as Military rank equivalent French police rank equivalent British Metropolitan Police rank equivalent
Chestor-șef de poliție Police Chief-Quaestor General Directeur des services actifs Commissioner
Chestor-șef adjunct de poliție Police Deputy-Quaestor Lieutenant General Inspecteur général Assistant Commissioner
Chestor principal de poliție Police Principal Quaestor Major General Contrôleur général Deputy Assistant Commissioner
Chestor de poliție Police Quaestor Brigadier General Contrôleur général Commander
Comisar-șef de poliție Police Chief-Commissioner Colonel Commissaire divisionnaire Chief Superintendent
Comisar de poliție Police Commissioner Lieutenant Colonel Commissaire de police Superintendent Grade I
Subcomisar de poliție Police Sub-Commissioner Major Commandant Superintendent
Inspector principal de poliție Police Principal Inspector Captain Capitaine Chief Inspector
Inspector de poliție Police Inspector Lieutenant Lieutenant Inspector
Subinspector de poliție Police Sub-Inspector Second Lieutenant Lieutenant intern Temporary/Probationary Inspector
  • Corpul agenților de poliție (Police Agents Corps) - corresponding to the non-commissioned ranks of a military force, to the Corps de maîtrise et d'application in the French National Police or to the ranks of Constable or Sergeant in a British-style police force.
Rank Shoulder insignia Translated as Military rank equivalent French police rank equivalent British Metropolitan Police rank equivalent
Agent-șef principal de poliție Police Principal Chief Agent Sergeant Major Brigadier-major Station Sergeant
Agent-șef de poliție Police Chief Agent Master Sergeant Brigadier-chef Station Sergeant
Agent-șef adjunct de poliție Police Deputy Chief Agent Sergeant First Class Brigadier Sergeant
Agent principal de poliție Police Principal Agent Staff Sergeant Gardien de la paix Acting Sergeant
Agent de poliție Police Agent Sergeant Gardien de la paix stagiare Constable

Weapons and Equipment

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Fleet

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Current fleet

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MAI 0201 Ștefan cel Mare at the Romanian Navy Day 2018
Shaldag Mk IV patrol vessel
  • 5 Patrol 1850 boat: 30 tons built by Kewatec Finland.
    • MAI 3063, 3064, 3065, 3066, 3067
  • 5 SNR-17 class patrol boat: 25 tons built by Istanbul Shipyard, Turkey.[10]
    • MAI 3057, 3058, 3059, 3060, 3061
  • various small coastal and riverine vessels, hovercraft, pontoons, etc.

Historic ships

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  • VG-10 class patrol boat: built by Șantierul Naval Brăila (now part of STX Europe) between 1953 and 1954.[11]

UAVs

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Future prospects

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On March 10, 2021, a contract was signed for Damen Group to supply the border police with two FCS 4008 Patrol boats. [13] They will replace some of the ageing Neustadt Class boats, vessels which were built during 1969-1970 for the German Federal Border Guard, the first one being bought by the Romanian Border Police in 2002 and the other 3 in 2005. Previous attempts to replace them have failed, mainly because of lack of funding.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ http://polis.osce.org/countries/details.php?item_id=40#Country_Profile_Section_177 Archived 2017-01-24 at the Wayback Machine OSCE entry on Romanian Border Police
  2. ^ Frontiera, Politia de. "Organizare - Politia de Frontiera". Poliția de Frontieră Română. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  3. ^ Frontiera, Politia de. "Structuri subordonate - Main | Politia de Frontiera". Poliția de Frontieră Română. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  4. ^ "Proiectul de lege privind înființarea Gărzii de Coastă, aprobat de Executiv – MINISTERUL AFACERILOR INTERNE". www.mai.gov.ro. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  5. ^ Art 73 Dispoziții finale și tranzitorii | Lege 360/2002
  6. ^ GlobalSecurity.org
  7. ^ "Offshore Patrol Vessel 950 "Stefan cel Mare - MAI 1105"". Damen.
  8. ^ "Romanian Border Police receives its first Damen FCS 4008 Patrol vessel". navyrecognition.com. 22 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Componenta navală a Poliției de Frontieră Române a fost suplimentată cu două mijloace de mobilitate navală". politiadefrontiera.ro (in Romanian). 19 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Romanian SNR 17 class fluvial patrol boats". 2 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  11. ^ SHIPSPOTTING.com
  12. ^ "România și-a cumpărat o dronă de mari dimensiuni pentru supravegherea frontierei maritime". CT100.ro (in Romanian). 2021-04-06.
  13. ^ "Două nave vor intra în dotarea Poliției de Frontieră Române". Romanian Border Police. 2021-03-10. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
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