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A GS-Foundation delegation recently visited a gymnasium in Starokostiantyniv, Khmelnytskyi region, where walk-through and handheld metal detectors delivered through a GS-Foundation-supported project have been installed and are now in daily use.
The GS-Foundation had the opportunity to support and help organise the 7th International Scientific and Practical Conference “Implementation of Gender Policy at the Current Stage of Development of the Security and Defence Sector: State, Problems, and Prospects” in collaboration with Ukrainian and international partners.
The General Inspectorate of the Border Police of the Republic of Moldova officially received a new set of equipment from the GS-Foundation during a handover ceremony held in Chișinău. The event brought together representatives of the Border Police and the GS-Foundation to review the achievements of their ongoing cooperation and discuss future opportunities for collaboration.
From 19 to 22 May 2026, a delegation from the General Police Inspectorate (GPI) of Moldova, together with staff from the GS-Foundation, took part in GPEC – the General Police Equipment Exhibition & Conference – in Leipzig.
On 11 May 2026, the GS-Foundation (GS-F) took part in a joint working group on drone operations, organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova (MIA). Various sub-units of the Ministry took part in the event, including police services as well as operational and emergency services.
In April and May 2026, two specialist capacity-building workshops were held, bringing together representatives of Moldovan institutions working in the fields of civil protection and border management. The aim of the events was to strengthen project coordination, monitoring mechanisms and institutional preparedness in the context of European funding opportunities and the implementation of INTERREG projects.

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