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24 February 2011
At the invitation of Mr Béndek, Vice President for Customs at the National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary, WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya visited the WCO Regional Training Centre (RTC) in Budapest
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23 February 2011
On 22 February 2011, the Mission of the Republic of Romania to the European Union deposited Romania’s instrument of accession to the International Convention
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21 February 2011
WCO Secretary General, Kunio Mikuriya, and President of the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho
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21 February 2011
At the invitation of Comptroller General Abdullahi Dikko of Nigeria Customs Service, Secretary General Mikuriya visited Abuja, Nigeria on 16 and 17 February 2011 to discuss regional cooperation and capacity building
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18 February 2011
At the request of the Chad Customs Administration, the WCO conducted a diagnostic mission, financed by the Eurodouane Customs Co-operation Fund and the Netherlands
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16 February 2011
On 24-26 January 2011, at the premises of the Russian Federal Customs Service in Moscow, a dedicated Europe Region Think Tank met to deliberate on important issues related to streamlining the regional Capacity Building activities and getting the new Regional Office for Capacity Building (ROCB) in Baku up and running
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16 February 2011
From 31 January to 04 Februay 2011 an accreditation workshop for Customs Modernization Advisors from the WCO East and Southern Africa region was hosted at the premises of the WCO Regional Training Centre (RTC) in Mombasa
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16 February 2011
On 27-28 January 2011, the Customs Academy of the Russian Federal Customs Service which is one of the six WCO Regional Training Centres (RTCs) in the Europe Region hosted a meeting of the Europe regional WCO Capacity Building structures in Moscow
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15 February 2011
The Commissioner from the Liberia Bureau Customs and Excise (LBCE) had contacted the WCO with the intention of launching an integrity pilot project related to performance measurement
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09 February 2011
Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, calls on Customs administrations worldwide to increase their vigilance at borders on cultural artefacts that may be smuggled
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07 February 2011
WCO Secretary General, Kunio Mikuriya, was invited to address the Special Meeting of the Committee of Ambassadors on ACP-WCO Cooperation at ACP House in Brussels
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07 February 2011
The World Customs Organization (WCO) held its first Leadership and Management Development Workshop for the Asia-Pacific region at the WCO Regional Training Center located at the Royal Malaysian
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02 February 2011
Over 800 delegates from intergovernmental organizations, national governments, enforcement agencies and business from more than 100 countries convened today
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02 February 2011
On 17 January, a South African police officer was assassinated for his fight against counterfeiting and piracy. His name was Johan Nortje. He was a family man, and an honourable colleague
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02 February 2011
On the occasion of the Sixth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy being held in Paris from 2-3 February 2011, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO)
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02 February 2011
At the invitation of the World Economic Forum (WEF), the WCO Secretary General, Kunio Mikuriya, participated in its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland from 26 to 30 January 2011 to share Customs’ views on topical issues with global leaders
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