TheThe BulgarianBulgarian WayWay toto SchengenSchengen 1 EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL BORDERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Romania 611 km Vidin RDBP ROUSSE. Republic of Serbia 364 km RDBP AIRPORTS Sofia, Varna, Bourgas, Varna CDBP Plovdiv, Oriahovitsa RDBP BOURGAS RDBP DRAGOMAN Sofia Black sea RDBP ELHOVO GP 106 412 km Bourgas RDBP KJUSTENDIL FYROM GP 1 178 km RDBP SMOLJAN GP 21 Republic of Turkey 271 km GP 1 Helenic Republic 531 km 2 NATIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISM Coordination team CHAIRMAN MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR COORDINATION INTERAGENCY GROUP WORKING GROUP 2 CHAIRPERSONS GERMAN ADVISOR OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR 8 Target groups BORDERS VISAS, CONSULAR COOPERATION, N.VIS POLICE COOPERATION JUDICIAL COOPERATION SIS PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION DRUGS INFRASTRUCTURE ¾ NATIONAL SCHENGEN ACTION PLAN 2010 ¾NATIONAL STRATEGY ON INTEGRATED BORDER MANAGEMENT- FOUR TIERS OF MANAGEMENT 3 FINANCING THE PREPARATION FOR THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHENGEN ACQUIS EU FINANCING • TRANSITIONAL FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT – 7 153 000 • PHARE PROGRAM – approx. 24 550 000 • SCHENGEN FACILITY – 100% until the end of 2010 • BILATERAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS 9 cars 9 IT equipment 9 helicopters 9 sea patrol vessels 9 river patrol vessels – Danube River NATIONAL FINANCING - 56 MLN. NATIONAL SCHENGEN ACTION PLAN 4 - 30 МLN. PLAN WITH EMERGENCY MEASURES SCHENGEN FACILITY– ABSORBED FUNDS IN % 31.03.2010 CONTRACTED 100 % % 40% 37% 35,57% 35% 30% 26,00% 25% 20% 129 MIL. € 15% 10% 5% 0% 1,43% 0% 2007 2008 up to after up to 08.2009 08.2009 03.2010 5 CIVIL MONITORING – PARTICIPATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS COOPERATION AGREEMENT RESULTS: 9INTERIM REPORTS ON THE PROGRESS OF BULGARIA TOWARDS SCHENGEN ACCESSION - OCTOBER 2010 AND FEBRUARY 2011 9FINAL REPORT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS IN SPENDING THE SCHENGEN FACILITY FUNDS – FEBRUARY 2011 9June 2011 – INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Perspectives for the Schengen Membership of Bulgaria and Romania The conference presented the results of the civil monitoring in the process of achieving the readiness of Bulgaria for joining the 6 Schengen area. SCHENGEN INFORMATION SYSTEM –SIRENE BUREAU, BULGARIA Statistics: 6 November 2010 – 29 August 2011 Hits in Bulgaria from alerts entered by Member States ¾ 296 persons wanted for arrest – Art. 95 ¾ 865 searched objects (Motor vehicles) – Art. 100 ¾ 236 searched identity documents – Art. 100 ¾ 75 missing persons - Art. 97 ¾ 1079 participants in criminal proceedings- Art. 98 ¾ 6810 refusals for entering the Schengen area – Art. 96 - not applicable - Member States are notified Hits in Member States from alerts entered by Bulgaria 129 persons wanted for arrest – Art.95 68 searched objects (Motor vehicles)- Art.100 131 searched identity documents - Art.100 32 missing persons - Art.97 7 participants in criminal proceedings –Art. 98 Discreet surveillance and specific checks– Art. 99 7 680 persons and motor vehicles – 41 from Bulgaria in Member States ТECHNICAL EQUIPMENT 8 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT ТЕТРА network since October 2010 at EU external borders 9 AIR SURVEILANCE FROM THE BASES IN SOFIA AND BEZMER (near the Bulgarian-Turkish border) АW139 А109Е SERBIA SOFIA BEZMER BLACK SEA BLACK SEA FYROM TURKEY GREECE 10 INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR THE BLACK SEA Durankulak Sivriburun Shabla Kaliakra Balchik RCC Varna NORTHERN Galata ZONE Kamchia Bjala Nesebar SOUTHERN ZONE RCC BOURGAS Bourgas Sozopol LCC Sozopol Tsarevo Resovo 11 11 AUTOMATED SURVEILLANCE OF THE BULGARIAN-TURKISH LAND BORDER RCC MPTV SPT Relay station S VS Dervishka mogila MPTV S PSGS SPT PSGS MPTV VS S MPTV S PSGS PIR sensor chain SPT + IR/TV camera (1 km) VS Coordination Centre MPTV PSGS PSGS S ML Relay SPTVS LCC SPT PSGS State border VS Wideband Link MiniLink 12 12 WiMAX TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE IN HIGH RISK ZONES BULGARIA Lesovo Matochina Mihalich BPS Shtit BPS Krasta K. Andreevo TURKEY GREECE 13 TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE IN HIGH RISK ZONES Map of the system for technical observation of the state border in the zone of responsibility for BPD-Svilengrad 14 15 JOINT CONTACT CENTRES Kalotina - Rousse - Giurgiu Joint Contact Joint Contact Centre Centre Partnership with the Joint Centre in Goh Partnership with the Joint Centre in Goh Giueshevo Joint Contact Centre Kulata - Promahon Joint Contact Centre Black Sea Trilateral Centre Border Coordination Bulgaria -Greece – and Information Turkey Center 16 COOPERATION WITH NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES 9AGREEMENTS WITH ROMANIA (2009) AND GREECE (2010) FOR TRANSBORDER POLICE COOPERATION ¾TRANSBORDER SURVEILLANCE AND PURSUIT – ART. 40, 41 OF THE CONVENTION IMPLEMENTING THE SCHENGEN AGREEMENT 9 BILATERAL AND TRILATERAL AGREEMENTS ¾ with EU Member States ¾ with third countries ¾ including with neighboring countries 17 JOINT PATROLS 18 STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CDBP MINISTRY OF INTERIOR CHIEF DIRECTORATE BORDER POLICE SOFIA 1202, 46 Maria Louisa blvd, phone.: 982 50 00, fax: 988 58 67, e-mail: [email protected] Ref. № 5719/08.02.2011 APPROVED STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BORDER POLICE AFTER THE ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA TO THE SCHENGEN AREA 19 EXPECTED MIGRATORY PRESSURE AFTER THE ACCESSION OF BULGARIA TO THE SCHENGEN AREA an dieser Stelle Marmara Sea Turkey 20 Third country nationals detained at entry at the state border divided into nationalities (top 5) for 2010 and for the period 01.01-01.06.2011 21 STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS FOR MIGRATORY PRESSURE “SPECIAL PACKAGE” NATIONAL STRATEGY ON of accompanying measures for overcoming MIGRATION, ASYLUM AND measures for overcoming possible influx of migrants INTEGRATION (2011-2020) ACTION PLANS National Plan MoI Plan 22 COOPERATION WITH FRONTEX Participation of Chief Directorate “Border Police” in joint operations, courses and EU projects under Frontex Agency, carried out both on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and the EU Member States, including: JOINT BORDER POLICE OPERATIONS AT THE EXTERNAL EU BORDERS: Joint operation “Poseidon 2011 – land borders” at the Bulgarian- Turkish border (April-October 2011) Joint operation “Poseidon 2010 – land borders” Joint operation “Focal points 2010 – land borders” Joint operation “Jupiter 2010” Joint operation “Neptune 2010” Joint operation “Rabit 2010” ELABORATION OF MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING MATERIALS, INCLUDING: “Automated Border Control Systems, based on electronic passports” ; False documents detection; Training for Schengen evaluation; Detection of illegally taken motor vehicle; Standards for Border police online training; Training of air-born crews etc; 23 The Bulgarian Way to Schengen THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! 24.