I know what the proponents of this action claim they are doing by way of this action at CPH, but it still strikes me as being a dog and pony show with a dog whistle of sort, especially as this is anything but a highly effective approach for anything but PR purposes.




The burden of proof to show social security benefits misuse should rest upon the state and be the same regardless of intra-EU international travel or not. Given intra-EU cooperation is more of a given than cooperation beyond the EU, hunting after travelers coming from beyond the EU/Schengen area seems to be of less questionable effectiveness, no less so as the travelers can claim to be doing the same thing as those traveling internationally within the EU.


The checks have more than zero relevance to people using CPH, including people like me who have no claim history to any Danish unemployment benefits. Absent evidence of wrongdoing, people being targeted in a law enforcement fishing expedition at CPH is a concern even for those of us not using Danish unemployment benefits. If I’m asked for a CPR at CPH, who is going to ask and where? And what’s the consequence for people like me telling those asking for it to go pound sand when asked for a CPR?

CPH has become a massive mess for travel between the Schengen and non-Schengen area within the past couple of years, and any governmental law enforcement action that further slows down CPH passengers is not welcome by me.