The aim of the project is to upgrade and extend the functions of the current NBMIS application for checking passengers, their travel documents and goods on trains, ships and in seaports.
The Croatian government allocated HRK 24 million for this purpose.
An official of the European Union's Delegation to Croatia, Paolo Berizzi, said the EU had ensured three quarters of the funds for this purpose.
He said that it was a joint interest of the European Union and Croatia to have efficient monitoring of the EU's external orders.
Expressing hope that Croatia would soon close the policy chapter No. 24 on "Justice, Freedom and Security" within its EU membership talks, Berizzi welcomed the country's decision to increase the number of border policemen, aware of difficulties in the maritime police and in the south of the country.
Central Finance and Contracting Agency director Marija Tufekcic said that excellent results had been achieved within the IPA 2007 programme, given that 73 projects in the amount of EUR 42 million had been agreed in that programme.
Interior Ministry State Secretary Ivica Buconjic also expressed hope that Croatia would soon close the negotiating area No. 24, adding that the Croatian Interior Ministry, in cooperation with the European Union's Delegation, had done a good job in border management.
A total of 36 border crossings will be equipped in accordance with European standards, which will contribute to an efficient struggle against organised crime and corruption and to efficient border protection and prevention of trafficking in humans, Buconjic said, pointing to headway in the reform of the Croatian border police.