Armed Forces to receive €34m patrol vessel

Malta's armed forces are to receive a new €34 million offshore patrol vessel and a €7.5 million upgrade to an existing boat, EU Funds Parliamentary Secretary Ian Borg said today.  The projects, which will be 75 per cent funded through the European...

June 22, 2016| Times of Malta |161 min read

Malta's armed forces are to receive a new €34 million offshore patrol vessel and a €7.5 million upgrade to an existing boat, EU Funds Parliamentary Secretary Ian Borg said today. 

The projects, which will be 75 per cent funded through the European Union, are part of a €43 million project aimed at "strengthening police in fighting criminality and managing risk," the EU Funds secretariat said in a statement.  

The 2014-2020 Internal Security Funds programme will also see Armed Forces receive an EOD/IEDD low emission response vehicle complete with robot and ancillary equipment valued at approximately €1.8 million. 

A further €1.2 million has been allocated to the police force for "Activities of Forced Return Multi Annual Programme 2014-2020 financed through the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2014-2020," the secretariat said. 

Dr Borg said that Malta would be investing around €100 million under the Internal Security Fund, which aims to alleviate internal security and border controls. 

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