Police organisation
Poliția de Frontieră Română
Romania’s specialised state institution for the surveillance and control of crossings of the state border.
At a glance
- Official name
- Poliția de Frontieră Română
- Commonly rendered in English as
- Romanian Border Police — a rendering in common use, not the organisation’s own name.
- System
- Romania
- Level of government
- National
- Kind of body
- Border or coast enforcement body
- Status
- Currently operating
- Official website
- https://www.politiadefrontiera.ro/ — confirmed against the organisation’s own pages on 17 September 2026.
- Facts last checked against sources
- 17 September 2026
What it is
The institution states that it is the specialised institution of the state which deals with the surveillance and control of the crossing of the state border. It cites Government Emergency Ordinance 104 of 27 June 2001 on its own organisation and functioning. The page describes a body defined by a function — the border and its crossings — rather than by a territory, which is why it is listed separately from the Romanian Police rather than as a part of it.
What it covers
The Romanian state border and its crossing points, including the maritime border through its coastal component.
Broad responsibilities
- Surveillance of the state border
- Control at border crossing points
- Enforcement against cross-border offences
Who it answers to
The page read does not name the institution’s supervising ministry, and none is claimed here.
Elsewhere on this site
- Who polices what — how Romania is structured, against other systems
Sources
Atribuții — Poliția de Frontieră Română
Poliția de Frontieră Română · Institutional (self-description) · link verified 2026-09-17
SCOPE: the Romanian Border Police only. The institution's own responsibilities page in Romanian, read directly. Supports the official Romanian name and its own statement that it is the specialised institution of the state responsible for the surveillance and control of the crossing of the state border. The page cites Government Emergency Ordinance 104 of 27 June 2001 on the organisation and functioning of the Romanian Border Police; that text was NOT fetched and the reference rests on the institution's own citation.