Over the past three years, the Romanian state has spent more than 38 million euros on video surveillance systems bought directly, without a public auction. Most of them went to the country, writes Panorama.ro.
Over the past 6 months, we have analyzed direct purchases concluded through the Electronic Public Procurement System (SEAP) to understand how widespread street surveillance is in Romania. From 2019 to March 2022, we found more than 8,300 direct contracts for video surveillance systems and video surveillance cameras with a total value of €38 million. The state has also bought CCTV systems through public auctions, but the way SEAP works makes it difficult to identify them accurately.
Most of the money, almost 25 million euros, came from the town halls of communes around Romania. Among the top 50 state institutions that spent the most money on surveillance systems, 40 municipalities. Including the first two places.
Frontal is a commune of Ganyas in Ilfov County. He only had three contracts, but for a total of over €200,000. The tracking system was extended three times, once a year. From 2019 to 2021, 113 surveillance cameras were purchased, i.e. 22 cameras per thousand inhabitants of Găneasa. The money went to the same company.
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Source: Hot News RU
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