EUU, Alm.del - 2022-23 (2. samling) - Bilag 654: Orienteringsskrivelse til Kommissionen om skærpelse af den af den midlertidige grænsekontrol

Europaudvalget 2022-23 (2. samling)
EUU Alm.del Bilag 654
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Commissioner Johansson

Ministry of Justice

Date: 4. august 2023

Dear Commissioner Johansson,

As stated in our notification of 14 April 2023 regarding temporary rein-

troduction of border control at the Danish internal borders the border control

may extend to all internal borders, including land, sea and air borders

whereby the specific border sections and border crossing points are determined

by the Danish National Police. As also stated in the notification the border con-

trols will focus on the Danish-German land border, and the Danish ports with

ferry connection to Germany and border control has thus not in the time period

covered by the notification so far been carried out at other border crossings

including the Danish-Swedish border crossings.

With reference hereto please be informed that as of 3 august 2023 and for

the time being until 10 august 2023 the border control may be extended to

all internal borders. Hence, the border controls will in this period not be

limited to focus on the Danish-German land border and the Danish ports

with ferry connection to Germany.

The decision to increase control at the internal borders is based on rec-

ommendations from the Danish Security and Intelligence Service. Thus, the

assessment indicates that recent events in Denmark, where individuals have

burned the Quran, have attracted substantial negative attention from various

sources, including Islamic militant groups, environments and individuals in

foreign countries. The assessment indicates that this heightened attention

presents a real uncertainty in the threat landscape, with an increased risk that

individuals posing a security threat to national security, may be among trav-

elers entering Denmark. Consequently, the Danish National Police finds it

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necessary to intensify the border control of internal borders as temporarily

reintroduced as from 12 May 2023.

The Danish Government remains committed to the principle of free

movement of persons. Please rest assured that the scope of the internal bor-

der checks on the Danish Swedish borders will be limited to what is deemed

strictly necessary to respond to the specific and current threat to our public

policy and internal security. It thus remains a matter of priority for the Dan-

ish Government that the practical execution of the temporary border controls

is carried out in a manner with the least negative impact on persons crossing

the border for legitimate reasons and with careful considerations taken to

the free movement of persons within the EU.

The border controls will be carried out as spot-checks and may as mentioned

above for the time being until 10 august 2023 extend to all internal land, sea

and air borders. The border control will in terms of location and intensity be

adapted to the expected number of travelers as well as the current intelli-

gence picture, the local conditions and the traffic patterns at the individual

border crossing points. The internal border controls are thus substantially

different from the systematic control of Denmark’s external borders.

The Danish Government will inform the other Member States that the Dan-

ish internal border controls will no longer solely focus on the Danish-Ger-

man borders but may extend to all internal borders, including land, sea and

air border, for the time being until 10 August 2023.

Yours sincerely,

Peter Hummelgaard

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