euro 2012 : safe and friendly border , cooperation with ukraine

EURO 2012: Safe and friendly border, cooperation with Ukraine

Polish Border GuardNational HeadquartersAl. Niepodległości 10002-514 Warsaw

BG col. Zbigniew PLATER-ZYBERK

Polish Border Guard National Headquarters

Main tasks of the Border Guard protection of the state border,

organization and performance of border traffic control,

fighting border crimes and pursuing perpetrators,

ensuring security in international transport and in border crossing points as well as public order in the border zone,

maintaining security on board of passenger aircraft,

securing main international transport roads against crimes which are in the scope of BG responsibility,

performing activities, including intelligence, to recognize and prevent terrorist threats,

counteracting and pursuing perpetrators of crimes against public security, against security in aviation, security at border crossing points and international transport,

preventing transportation of harmful chemical substances, nuclear and radioactive materials, weapons, ammunition and explosives across the borders without a proper permit.


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Border Post’s Commanders Coastal Unit’s Commanders

Border Guard Commander-in-chief

Border Guard’s Headquarters Duty Officer

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Coastal Unit’s Duty Officer

Border Guard’s Regional Units

Duty Officer

Ministry of InteriorMinistry of Interior


The role of the state institutions during EURO 2012

The Final European Football Championships UEFA EURO 2012™, organized in The Final European Football Championships UEFA EURO 2012™, organized in Poland and in Ukraine, was – for both countries, the sport event of the Poland and in Ukraine, was – for both countries, the sport event of the unprecedented range. unprecedented range. According to the Tournament’s motto: „According to the Tournament’s motto: „Have fun – feel safeHave fun – feel safe”, all – Polish ”, all – Polish and Ukrainian law enforcement institutions, responsible for safety and and Ukrainian law enforcement institutions, responsible for safety and security of football fans coming to our countries, has performed their duties security of football fans coming to our countries, has performed their duties at theirs best, making this event secure and really fun for the visitors.at theirs best, making this event secure and really fun for the visitors.During EURO 2012 Polish Border Guard’s main duty was ensuring the During EURO 2012 Polish Border Guard’s main duty was ensuring the fluent fluent border traffic border traffic and safeguarding the and safeguarding the external EU border securityexternal EU border security. The other . The other important task was – to important task was – to protectprotect the Polish (that means – EU) territory the Polish (that means – EU) territory against individuals or groups generating potential threat to the securityagainst individuals or groups generating potential threat to the security of of the country and its guest. the country and its guest. These aims were reached in the close co-operation with Polish and These aims were reached in the close co-operation with Polish and international law enforcement organizations, including the FRONTEX Agency.international law enforcement organizations, including the FRONTEX Agency.


The major tasks of the Border Guard during EURO 2012

1. Adjusting the organization of the border control system in the Border Crossing Points to the increased traffic on the Polish-Ukrainian Border – with the close cooperation with Polish Customs Office and Ukrainian partners (special „EURO 2012 Lines” for football fans and tourist with nothing to declare for the customs control; „one-stop-border-control” of Polish and Ukrainian border and customs services – on polish part of the BCP’s).

2. Temporal re-introducing of the border control on the internal borders of the Schengen area.

3. Organizing, together with the FRONTEX Agency, Joint Operation „EUROCUP 2012”. 4. To set up the Commanding Centre of Operation „BORDER 2012” in the BG Headquarters

(on the basis of the BG HQ Duty Service). The similar centers were established in the BG Regional Unit’s HQ.

5. Establishing the BG Point of Contact in the Police Commanding Centre (PCC) in the Police Academy in Legionowo (near Warsaw) and in the Ministry of Interior/ Ministry of Administration Operational Commanding Centre.

6. Intensification of cooperation with the Border Guard’s liaison officers (in Kiev, Moscow and Berlin) and liaison officers of the foreign law enforcement agencies, accredited in Poland.

7. Conducting the current close cooperation with the proper Polish law enforcement organizations, both – during the preparatory stage, and during the Tournament.

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The Polish-Ukrainian working group on security of EURO 2012

Important role in coordination of the preparations to the Tournament played, among others, The Polish-Ukrainian working group on security of EURO 2012. This body’s activities was aimed at infrastructural and organizational adjustment to the expected increase of the border traffic and other challenges for all law enforcement and security services and institutions.


The Common Analytical Report

In 2011 the Polish and Ukrainian Border Guard have elaborated „The Common Analytical Report on threats and risks before and during the Championships EURO 2012”. Report presented the most important threats and risks which could affect the border traffic and raise the trans-border crimes on the Polish-Ukrainian Border.

This unprecedented enterprise was aimed at the proper preparations for ensuring the fluent border traffic and the security during EURO.


Ensuring the fluent border trafic for the football fans during EURO 2012

In close cooperation with Polish Customs Office and Ukrainian partners of the border and customs services there were implemented the special means of adjusting the organization of the traffic in the Border Crossing Points to the increased traffic on the Polish-Ukrainian Border, among others: •The special „Green Lines” (similar to the airports), established in the land BCP’s for the passengers who have „nothing to declare” for the customs control, have been changed during Tournament into „EURO 2012 Lines” for the football fans. The time of crossing the border along these lines has shortened about 4-5 times than on the ordinary lines.

• Rapid reaction of the border services to the currant situation in the BCP (re-organization of the passenger’s traffic and of the border/customs-control staff).

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• Organizing the „one-stop-border-control”, on the Polish part of the biggest BCP’s on Polish-Ukrainian border. The idea of this solution was to perform the passport and customs control on polish side of border crossing by Polish and Ukrainian border and customs officers at one stop of the car or bus. It was performed permanently in both directions of the border traffic on each line of passenger’s control.



• Another solution agreed between Polish and Ukrainian border authorities (Commander-In-Chiefs) was temporary opening for passenger’s traffic – only cars and busses – the new BCP Dołhobyczów-Uhrynow which is still during construction. Border control was performed by border services of both countries (with the use of mobile control-terminals) on polish side of the border.

This BCP was operating between June 5th and July 4th 2012 . It was dedicated mostly for Small Border Traffic (people living in both countries within the area of 30 km from the border line).


Improving the Polish-Ukrainian border security

The Agreement on the common patrols of Polish and Ukrainian border guards (signed in Lvov on December 8th 2010) started the new era of their cooperation. From the beginning of 2011 the mixed patrols of the both services improved the security of the Polish-Ukrainian Border. During EURO 2012 those patrols have performed their duties not only on the „green border”, but also, among others:

•they helped to properly manage the cars/buses traffic approaching the border control,

•they informed about the rules of border crossing (esp. for the football fans).

•they ensured the security in the border crossing point’s area.

During EURO 2012 there were 75 common patrols (on Polish and Ukrainian territory) – mostly on the roads guiding to the BCPs.


The border traffic during EURO 2012In April 2012 the Border Guard HQ has elaborated „The prognosis of the border traffic during first stage of the Championships EURO 2012”. According to our assessment the expected border movement will be approx. 530 thousands of people (including transit movement – 7.200 persons).

•On the external borders there was following movement: 2,74 mln persons (1.360.000 – into Poland, 1.380.000 – out of Poland). Foreigners composed about 66,7% of the total movement.

•The border with Ukraine was crossed by 1,05 mln persons (into PL – 528.000, from PL 521.000). The biggest traffic increase was in the days of the matches in Ukraine (esp. Lvov): from PL – ca 5-6 hours before the match, return to PL – ca 2-3 hours after the match.

•The air border (in the host-cities) has crossed 580.000 passengers (into PL – 285.000, out of PL – 295.000). The biggest traffic was in Warszawa-Okęcie BCP (277.000 passengers).


Frontex Joint Operation „EUROCUP 2012”

• PL Border Guard has organized, together with the FRONTEX Agency, the Joint Operation „EUROCUP 2012” (similarly as in 2008 in Austria/Switzerland).

• In the JO „EUROCUP 2012” took part 139 officers of the border services: 97 from 24 EU states; 10 from the 3rd countries (Ukraine, Russia, Croatia) – as observers; 1 Polish BG was deployed in Kiyv; 3 Polish BG – in Frontex Situation Centre; 20 EU officers were deployed in the 11 main airports in the countries, which were taking part in the Tournament.

• Most of this officers were deployed on the external land broder (green border and BCPs) and in the biggest Polish airport – in Warsaw.


Frontex Joint Operation „EUROCUP 2012” - effects

• Strengthening of BG resources (human end technical equipment);

• linguistic support in contacts with foreigners;• preventive role of the presence of foreigner’s officers

against aggressive behavior in BCPs of football fans;• cooperation of European border guards in border

control (esp. of their countryman) make the Tournament’s guests feeling like at home.

• With the support of guest-officers there was apprehended 18 persons (for different reasons) and refused entry into Polish territory 150 foreigners.


Temporal re-introduction of the border control on the internal borders

The temporal re-introduction of the border control was established from 4th June till 1st July 2012 r. The legal basis for this was The Ministry of Interior Decree from May 17th 2012 on temporal re-introduction of the border control of persons crossing the state border, which is the internal border. The decree established 254 places for crossing the border on each part of internal border.

The Border Guard’s officers has performed their duties with mobile systems of control, in close cooperation with other Polish services (Police, Road Transportation Inspection, Fire Brigades, Military Police and others). Selection of cars to be controlled was built on the profiling performed by common patrols of the Polish and neighboring border officers – mostly on the other side of the border. Such performance of border control didn't affected the fluent traffic across the border.

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Temporal re-introduction of the border control on the internal borders – effects The first and most important effect is prevention and monitoring of foreigners entering our country with the aims to take part in EURO 2012.

During the whole period of re-introduction of the border control , BG has controlled 28.890 individuals, travelling by 7.954 cars/busses, 221 airplanes, 19 trains and 5 ferries. 98,67% of persons submitted to the control, were foreigners. On each part of the state border, the control was performed in the temporal border crossings (BCPs):

• Czech Republic – 8 BCPs: 15.655 persons, 3.289 cars,• Germany – 4 BCPs: 8.625 persons, 3.105 cars, • Lithuania – 2 BCPs: 1.806 persons, 693 cars, • air – 6 BCPs: 1.759 persons,• Slovakia – 2 BCPs: 1.061 persons, 130 cars,• sea – 2 BCPs: 74 persons. During this duties there have been apprehended (stopped) 14 foreigners

(including 8 - for attempts of illegal crossing the border and 2 - for the drugs possession).

The 22 foreigners were granted the refusal of entry the Polish territory.19


Bearing in mind fact that Border Guard is experienced in preventing transportation (through the border) of nuclear and radioactive materials, it’s officers were taking part in prevention the CBRN threats – in close cooperation with the municipal authorities. Border Guards were responsible for radiometric security on stadiums in Warsaw and Wroclaw, and in the official fan-zones in Warsaw, Gdansk and Wroclaw.

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The role of Border Guards in this area on the stadiums was to perform the second line of radiological control in case of alerts of personal detectors (PRD’s) of persons controlling fans entering the stadium through the gates (verification of this alerts). In the case of fan-zones, the Border Guard officers kept the duty services during the matches, ready to perform the radiometric recognition in case of any incidents of this kind of alerts (there was not necessary to do some intervention).

Other duties of the Border Guard

Other duties of the Border Guard

The Border Guard also cooperated with the Government Protection Bureau (BOR) in the field of pirometric recognition of the VIP-zones on stadiums in Poznan and Wroclaw, and of the hotels in which lived the persons protected by BOR.The other field of cooperation was participation of the Border Guard’s Aviation in the aerial protection of the flight-restricted area in Gdansk. Our planes performed 2 flights in the match-days and kept the duty services (24/7) during EURO of it’s crew in 10-minutes readiness to start.

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Thank you for your attention

BG col. Zbigniew PLATER-ZYBERKBorder Guard Command Centre

[email protected]. (+48 22) 500 41 22

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