On 19.09.2021, approximately 136,200 people, Romanian and foreign citizens, carried out the control formalities through the border points at the level of the entire country with over 33,700 means of transport (out of which 8,200 were trucks). On the entrance direction there were approximately 62,300 people with 15,900 means of transport, and on the exit direction 70,900 people with 17,800 means of transport.
The border with Hungary was crossed by approximately 36,300 people and 14,800 means of transport (2,300 trucks), of which on the way out of the country there were about 20,400 people with 9,100 means of transport.
The border police are working at the maximum capacity allowed by the infrastructure of the crossing points. We recommend to the traffic participants the transit of all points open to international traffic, so as to avoid the occurrence of overloads of only some of them.
Information on the situation of border points open to international traffic can be found on the online Traffic application which can be accessed at http://www.politiadefrontiera.ro/traficonline/.
Regarding the specific activities, in the areas of competence - the crossing points and the “green border” - the border guards found:
- 50 illegal acts (16 crimes and 34 contraventions) committed by both Romanian and foreign citizens;
- undeclared goods (which were to be illegally introduced into the country) were discovered, independently or in collaboration with other institutions), which exceeded the customs allowed limit or suspected to be counterfeit, in a total value of approximately 25,100 lei;
- the value of the applied contravention fines amounts to over 39,900 lei.
- 15 foreign citizens were not allowed to enter the country, who did not meet the conditions provided by law and also 12 Romanian citizens were not allowed to leave for various legal reasons.
