In 2016, the then Danish government introduced temporary controls at the border. Since then, they have each been extended by six months, this time until November.
Easter travel combined with controls when entering Denmark have again led to waiting times when entering Denmark from Germany. And there will still be no open border until at least next November.
The controls at the Danish borders, which are officially supposed to be temporary, have been in place for more than five years. And every six months there is the same ritual: the Danish government sends a letter to the EU in which it explains why controls should still be carried out at the borders that are actually open.
Ukraine refugees as justification
This time the government is extending the controls from May 12 by another six months. The Ministry of Justice informed the EU Commission in a letter.
The government cites the threat of terror and organized crime from Sweden as justifications.
In the letter to the Commission, the government refers to a risk assessment by the Center for Terrorism Analysis, which is part of the police intelligence service PET.
According to the assessment, there is a risk that the wave of refugees from Ukraine could be misused by people who pose a risk to Denmark to get into the country.
Minister sees “effective means”
The government is also concerned about the threat posed by organized crime in Sweden, the letter said.
“Against this background and after careful consideration, the Danish government considers that the temporary internal border control is a necessary and effective tool to counter these threats,” Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup (SOC) writes to the Commission.
Alternative methods would not achieve the same effect.
Controls should be exceptional
According to the Schengen Agreement, controls at the internal borders of the EU should no longer take place. States can only introduce interim border controls for six months in exceptional circumstances.
The then conservative government introduced the controls in 2016 in response to the large number of refugees from Syria. Since then, both she and the current social democratic government have extended the controls every six months with changing reasons.
During the Corona crisis, they were significantly tightened at times.
Hmm, the EU should really look into this a bit more…can’t be that we live in Schengen and for “some reason” we have this type of permanent border control.
Five years?
Have they also been checked when leaving Denmark? Or is it only everyone else in Europe a possible terrorist?
Mind you I crossed the border a bunch of times in 2021 and I wasn’t checked even once. I even used the highway lane for declarations and passed several kilometers of cars standing still without stopping.
Boooh! Denmark booh!
Can’t blame them considering they’re neighbouring Sweden
At least the border guards are friendly, i drove past it in november and the dude recommended some nice places to eat in copenhagen
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Translation:
In 2016, the then Danish government introduced temporary controls at the border. Since then, they have each been extended by six months, this time until November.
Easter travel combined with controls when entering Denmark have again led to waiting times when entering Denmark from Germany. And there will still be no open border until at least next November.
The controls at the Danish borders, which are officially supposed to be temporary, have been in place for more than five years. And every six months there is the same ritual: the Danish government sends a letter to the EU in which it explains why controls should still be carried out at the borders that are actually open.
Ukraine refugees as justification
This time the government is extending the controls from May 12 by another six months. The Ministry of Justice informed the EU Commission in a letter.
The government cites the threat of terror and organized crime from Sweden as justifications.
In the letter to the Commission, the government refers to a risk assessment by the Center for Terrorism Analysis, which is part of the police intelligence service PET.
According to the assessment, there is a risk that the wave of refugees from Ukraine could be misused by people who pose a risk to Denmark to get into the country.
Minister sees “effective means”
The government is also concerned about the threat posed by organized crime in Sweden, the letter said.
“Against this background and after careful consideration, the Danish government considers that the temporary internal border control is a necessary and effective tool to counter these threats,” Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup (SOC) writes to the Commission.
Alternative methods would not achieve the same effect.
Controls should be exceptional
According to the Schengen Agreement, controls at the internal borders of the EU should no longer take place. States can only introduce interim border controls for six months in exceptional circumstances.
The then conservative government introduced the controls in 2016 in response to the large number of refugees from Syria. Since then, both she and the current social democratic government have extended the controls every six months with changing reasons.
During the Corona crisis, they were significantly tightened at times.
Hmm, the EU should really look into this a bit more…can’t be that we live in Schengen and for “some reason” we have this type of permanent border control.
Five years?
Have they also been checked when leaving Denmark? Or is it only everyone else in Europe a possible terrorist?
Mind you I crossed the border a bunch of times in 2021 and I wasn’t checked even once. I even used the highway lane for declarations and passed several kilometers of cars standing still without stopping.
Boooh! Denmark booh!
Can’t blame them considering they’re neighbouring Sweden
At least the border guards are friendly, i drove past it in november and the dude recommended some nice places to eat in copenhagen