Europaudvalget 2016-17
EUU Alm.del Bilag 48
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Annex
In its report of 28 September 2016 on the application of the Council Implementing
Decision of 12 May 2016 setting out a Recommendation for temporary internal
border control in exceptional circumstances putting the overall functioning of the
Schengen area at risk (COM(2016) 635), the European Commission has requested
Denmark to provide the following information with regard to the border controls
carried out until 15 October 2016:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The number of persons crossing;
The number of persons checked;
The number of refusals of entry;
The number of asylum applications registered/lodged;
Information on the nature of the checks, their level and intensity, and
the way they are performed;
Statistics on the delays for the general public and the commercial
flow.
Date: 18 October 2016
Ministry of Immigration,
Integration and Housing
Slotsholmsgade 10
Post
1216 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Phone
+45 7226 8400
E-mail
[email protected]
Website www.uibm.dk
CVR no.
Case no.
3697 7191
2016 - 12238
This annex provides statistical data and Information regarding questions 2-4 and
6, while question 5 on the nature of the border checks, their level and intensity,
and the way they are performed is addressed in the letter itself.
The Danish authorities do not collect the total number of persons crossing the
borders.
2. The number of persons checked
In the period from 12 May 2016 to 16 October 2016, a total number of 1,380,744
persons have been checked at the border.
Week
19 (from 12 May)
20
21
22
23
Number of persons checked
31,309
49,846
56,486
47,937
46,578
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24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
Total
49,715
53,201
55,464
65,746
70,880
75,465
89,583
84,229
76,174
65,305
51,707
49,583
55,198
56,280
64,709
66,112
65,304
53,933
1,380,744
3. The number of refusals of entry
In the period from 12 May 2016 to 15 October 2016, the number of refusals of
entry has been 1,249 persons.
Week
19 (from 12 May)
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Refusals of entry
39
48
65
37
56
49
28
54
73
41
35
80
90
88
72
38
66
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37
38
39
40
41
Total
49
51
39
42
52
57
1,249
4. The number of asylum applications registered/lodged
In the period from 12 May 2016 to 15 October 2016, Denmark has received a total
number of 1,945 asylum applications.
Week
19 (from 12 May)
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
Total
Asylum applications
51
95
74
139
128
92
67
109
93
105
72
92
73
81
79
58
56
67
93
74
65
90
92
1,945
The number of asylum applications lodged at the internal borders (total number
of applications within the police districts performing border control) is 857.
Week
Asylum applications
(at internal borders)
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19 (from 12 May)
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
Total
39
34
43
86
52
48
20
60
68
40
26
41
34
36
46
14
18
21
37
22
18
34
20
857
6. Statistics on the delays for the general public and the commercial flow
6.1. Rail
6.1.1. Niebüll-Tønder
Arriva Tog A/S operates the Niebüll-Tønder line between Germany and south-
western Jutland.
Delays on this line from 4 January 2016 until 9 October 2016 are summarised in
Table 1 below.
Table 1: The percentage of north-bound train departures from Tønder and subse-
quent stations delayed by more than 4:59 minutes as a direct result of border con-
trols (weekly and monthly basis, rounded to one decimal place)
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0.0
0.0
1.9
0.0
0.0
1.9
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.9
1.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
0.0
0.5
0.0
3.7
7.4
0.0
2.8
25.9
0.0
0.0
1.9
6.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
0.0
1.4
1.9
0.0
1.9
3.7
1.9
1.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
Total: 0.5
6.1.2. Flensburg-Padborg and Puttgarden-Rødby
DSB (the Danish national rail operator) operates the Flensburg-Padborg line be-
tween Germany and south-eastern Jutland and north-bound connections from
Rødby Færge on the Puttgarden-Rødby ferry link between Germany and the island
of Lolland.
Delays to departures on these lines from 4 January 2016 until 11 October 2016
are summarised in Tables 2-5 below.
Table 2: The percentage of north-bound departures from Padborg delayed by
more than 2:59 minutes as a direct result of border controls (monthly basis,
rounded to one decimal place)
October
11
(until
October)
14.4
4
September
February
January
(from
January)
29.0
22.3
29.7
28.5
35.7
27.9
39.1
26.5
August
March
April
June
May
July
14.3
Table 3: The percentage of north-bound departures from Padborg delayed by
more than 2:59 minutes as a direct result of border controls (weekly basis, round-
ed to one decimal place)
Week
1
2
3
4
Percentage
29.3
28.8
26.7
30.1
Week
15
16
17
18
Percentage
19.0
29.8
34.8
37.8
Week
29
30
31
32
Percentage
45.8
47.0
43.5
38.0
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October (until 9
October)
January (from 4
January)
September
February
August
March
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April
June
May
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6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
32.8
24.8
16.4
16.1
22.6
18.3
27.2
41.2
38.0
30.9
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
39.2
35.3
33.9
25.4
24.1
31.3
26.9
31.9
28.0
37.1
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
13.5
19.4
8.2
12.2
20.7
9.2
18.8
15.4
11.1
n/a
Table 4: The percentage of north-bound departures from Rødby Færge delayed by
more than 2:59 minutes as a direct result of border controls (monthly basis,
rounded to one decimal place)
January
(from
4
January)
October
11
(until
October)
2.2
September
1.8
12.7
8.3
6.9
6.5
5.7
0.3
2.1
1.9
1.9
0.0
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February
7.4
3.8
2.0
6.1
4.9
1.9
7.7
4.2
Table 5: The percentage of north-bound departures from Rødby Færge delayed by
more than 2:59 minutes as a direct result of border controls (weekly basis,
rounded to one decimal place)
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Percentage
15.5
6.6
1.9
3.5
10.4
2.5
2.3
1.8
6.0
1.2
Week
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Percentage
14.1
4.9
8.5
4.4
1.9
6.4
4.9
2.7
0.5
4.3
Week
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
Percentage
August
March
April
June
May
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12
13
14
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
25
26
27
28
2.5
0.8
6.9
6.0
39
40
41
42
1.3
1.5
5.0
n/a
6.2. Road
The Danish Road Traffic Agency is responsible for constructing, operating and
maintaining the State road network. The Agency has informed the Ministry of
Transport and Building that the Agency does not possess any data on possible
delays to north-bound road traffic from the German border resulting from border
controls.
The Danish Transport and Construction Agency acts as adviser to the Ministry of
Transport and Building on transport policy and the strategic development of the
transport sector. The Ministry of Transport and Building has not received reports
of delays to commercial bus traffic between Germany and Denmark from the Dan-
ish Transport and Construction Agency.
6.3. Ferry
Danske Færger A/S operates the Sassnitz-Rønne ferry line between Germany and
the island of Bornholm and has informed the Ministry of Transport and Building
that there have been no delays resulting from border controls.
Scandlines operates the Rødby-Puttgarden and Gedser-Rostock ferry lines
between Germany and the islands Lolland and Gedser. Scandlines has informed
the Ministry of Business and Growth that there have been no delays resulting
from border controls. Furthermore, according to Scandlines the border controls in
Rødby runs smoothly (passengers are experiencing minimal waiting time. i.e. 2-10
minutes) while in Gedser the passengers can sometimes experience a longer
waiting time, i.e. more than 20 minutes, in the event that a ship is fully loaded.
Scandlines is confident that it will be possible to reduce this waiting time through
dialogue and cooperation with the local police.
Furthermore, the Danish Ministry of Business and Growth has informed the
Ministry of Immigration, Integration and Housing that it has not been approached
by any companies, industry associations or other organisations regarding any
problems with delays attributed to the border controls.
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