ANNUAL POLICY REPORT 2012 available interpreters, psychologists and social workers. Furthermore there is a mission of Médecins Sans Frontières providing medical examination to the newly arrived immigrants. 2. EQUIPMENT Artificial barrier (fence) in Greek-Turkish land borders: Towards tackling illegal immigration it has been decided to construct an artificial barrier (fence) in the terrestrial part of the border with Turkey in the area of jurisdiction of the Police Directorate of Orestiada. This project is nearly completed and will soon be used operational. It stretches for about 12 km, while its cost amounted to approximately 5 million euros. Other equipment communications regarding Passport Control, surveillance and The following equipment have been received and distributed to all border crossings points in the country: - (114) portable (Full Page Readers), which can read passports and hence the fingerprints stored in electronic microprocessor passport. - (180) digital cameras. - (200) ultraviolet illumination devices UVL. - (800) magnifiers - (207) Computers - (180) INKJET digital colour printers for printing visas Other equipment, as described below, is expected to be delivered shortly and will be distributed to our border crossings points: - 495 devices electronic fingerprint - two (2) fingers live scan. - 149 devices electronic fingerprinting - ten (10) finger live scan. - 369 Control Devices of forged travel documents (full page readers) Under a 5-year procurement plan, the Headquarters of the Coast Guard proceeded to the following: - 2 TVV: delivered on 27.12.2012. - Radar System for the surveillance of maritime borders in the north-eastern Aegean: The study was completed and implementation will be funded by the European External Borders Fund. - 20 type 4x4vehicles: delivered in December 2012. - Van telecommunications: Relaunching of the public tender. - Technical equipment for maintenance of air assets of the Coast Guard: Process underway (the receipt of equipment already started). 21