Romania Will Join Schengen Area On March 27, 2011 – Interior Minister

Blaga stressed that securing the European Union foreign borders will not translate into a barrier over the River Prut.

"I have a message for our brothers in the Republic of Moldova: securing the foreign borders of the European Union, which stretch onto 2,070 kilometers, does not translate into a barrier across the River Prut", said, Blaga, adding Romania will secure and have special control over all foreign borders and on the Prut.

Blaga on Friday reached the Damen shipyard in Galati, eastern Romania, where he attended the launch of a surveillance ship that will be used by the Romanian Border Police.

Construction works on ship "MAI 1105" set off in January 2009 and the value of project financed from European Union funds amounts to EUR24,750,000.

The ship uses high-tech devices needed for constant surveillance over the maritime space, especially the foreign borders of the European Union, Romania's Interior Ministry said in a press release Friday.

The ship is properly equipped for long-term missions, at long distances from the shore, in the contiguous zone and in Romania's own economic zone, and for reception and conveyance of data and information toward the surveillance and control system, the press release also reads.

"MAI 1105" is the first of a series of 38 ships about to extend the fleet of the Romanian Border Police.

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