Public Viewing
Daily Overview Security EURO 2008Daily Overview Security EURO 2008, Saturday, June 14, 2008 (mic) BIG PARTY: The night of the second game in the preliminary round in Zurich was much more intense for the security forces than the preceding ones. Different fan groups celebrated loudly and wildly. Particularly in the area of the Niederdorf and Limmatquai, multiple conflicts - mostly due to excessive alcohol consumption - resulted in injuries and subsequent arrests. Furthermore, plainclothes policemen of the municipal police of Zurich, supported by German colleagues, have caught eleven pickpockets on Friday. (http://www.securityeuro2008.ch) INTERIM REPORT AFTER THE FIRST EURO 2008-WEEK: Tremendous atmosphere, no unexpected problems with traffic or security, exciting football performances and enthusiastic fans: Benedikt Weibel, Federal Council delegate for the EURO 2008 summarized the situation at half-time in a positive report. (http://www.switzerland.com) SOCCER PARTY FOR 150’000: The second matchday in Berne was a success, above all considering the very small number of incidents compared to the masses of people (around 150,000 people celebrating) in the area. (http://www.police.be.ch) |
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Daily Overview Security EURO 2008Daily Overview Security EURO 2008, Friday, June 13, 2008 (mic) EURO-BULLETIN ZURICH: Just before 01.30 am, a violent argument between a German and two Croatian football fans took place. / Shortly before 03.00 am, a 23 year old Swiss dropped her baseball cap into the Limmat. When attempting to recover the cap the young woman fell into the river. / Shortly before half time, security forces had to intervene because a man had burned pyrotechnic material in the midst of the spectators. He was arrested and banned from the stadium. (Source: http://www.sicherheiteuro2008.ch) MISSING SANDRO BICKEL: On Sunday, 8 June 2008, 16 year old Sandro Bickel was reported missing from his residence in Glattfelden and the public viewing zone in Zurich respectively. The juvenile went to the fan zone in Zurich on Sunday evening, 8.6.2008. Shortly after 11.30 pm he called his mother in Glattfelden, since then he is considered missing. Anybody with information about his whereabouts is requested to contact the cantonal police of Zurich, Tel. 044/247 22 11, or any other police station (source: http://www.kapo.zh.ch)
INFORMATION TO EDITORS: At half-time in the competition in Switzerland, the Federal Overall Coordination for the UEFA EURO 2008
USE OF FIREWORKS PROHIBITED: The municipal police of Zurich draw the attention to the fact that it is forbidden to burn private fireworks for safety reasons. In the past days the municipal police of Zurich noticed a number of isolated instances in the public viewing zones where fireworks were used. The municipal police request all visitors to refrain from using torches or any other kind of flares and fire works. People who do not comply with these rules will be charged and banned from the stadium. (Source: http://www.sicherheiteuro2008.ch) ARRIVE IN TIME FOR THE GAME SWITZERLAND - PORTUGAL: The police of Basel ask both visitors of the game and the various public viewing areas to arrive early and, if possible, by means of public transport. The stadium will be opened at 5.15 pm. The police expect increased traffic and potential delays in particular on the motorway A2 between the junction at Augst BL and Basel. The police of Basel is responsible for the planning and execution of the traffic concept of the EURO 08 in the northwest of Switzerland. (Source: http://www.sicherheiteuro2008.ch) |
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Daily Overview Security EURO 2008Daily Overview Security EURO 2008, Sunday, June 08, 2008 (mic) PLANNING MEASURES VERIFIED: The big football festival has begun in Switzerland. Thousands of fans and visitors were in attendance in the host cities and the public viewings, bringing with them the long anticipated EURO atmosphere. The vast majority of visitors arrived and departed by means of public transport, following the recommendations.. (Source: http://www.switzerland.com) ORIENTATION AIDS IN SUPPORTER ZONES: The municipal police of Zurich have installed orientation aids in places where many visitors are expected. A four digit number placed on e.g. snack bars will allow rescue workers to locate people in need of aid. (http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch) PAPIERMUEHLESTRASSE OFF LIMITS: Due to the match Holland vs. Italy, Papiermuehlestrasse will be closed between Guisanplatz and Wankdorf junction from June 8th, 10pm to June 10th, 3 am, approximately. (http://www.police.be.ch) QUIET NIGHT FOR SECURITY FORCES: During the night after the opening match between Switzerland and the Czech Republic, only 12 people had to be arrested because of hooliganism and attacks against police officers. Around 100 people had to be treated because of minor injuries or health problems, an additional 18 were treated in hospital. Public transportation was extensively used and thus traffic was easily regulated: no traffic jams were reported on highways. (http://www.sicherheiteuro2008.ch) AS EXPECTED: Security forces report a successful start of the event with only minor problems. (http://www.baselland.ch) FIRST EVENT DAY IN WINTERTHUR: The first day of the EURO 08 passed with no incidents worth mentioning. (http://www.stapo.winterthur.ch) MINOR PROBLEMS ONLY IN BASEL-STADT: Security forces report a quiet night after the game of Switzerland vs. the Czech Republic. (http://www.sid.bs.ch) OVERTURE IN THURGAU: On Saturday, no major problems occurred in Thurgau, where some thousands of people celebrated the overture of the EURO 08. The cantonal police showed a strong presence. (http://www.kapo.tg.ch/euro08) MINOR INCIDENTS ONLY: No incidents worth mentioning despite defeat of the Swiss national team (http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch)
ST. GALLEN: SMOOTH OVERTURE: The overture to the EURO 08 was a success in the opinion of the police of St. Gallen, with no incidents worth mentioning. After the game Portugal vs. Turkey, supporters blowing their horns obstructed traffic for a short while.
DAILY ADAPTATIONS: The border guard change their customs system on a daily basis in order to assure the security of the EURO (http://www.douane.admin.ch) SMOOTH START OF EURO: .The first day of the EURO with the matches Switzerland vs. Czech Republic and Portugal vs. Turkey passed with no major incidents. The police showed a strong presence in the public viewing zones, which proved effectivce. (http://www.sicherheiteuro2008.ch) FIRST EVENING WITH MATCHES IN CANTON OF VAUD: More than 12’100 people saw the matches Switzerland vs. Czech Republic in public viewing zones and almost 8’000 watched Portugal play against Turkey in the canton of Vaud. The municipal and cantonal police have met their objectives. (http://www.police.vd.ch) |
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Daily Overview Security EURO 2008Daily Overview Security EURO 2008, Friday, June 06, 2008 (mic) LONG LIST OF PUBLIC VIEWING ZONES: All around the country the public viewing zones are opening for the first time today. The current overview of the Police Information and Coordination Centre (PICC) at the federal office of police shows that there are 159 public viewing zones. Their overall capacity is for about 600’000 fans. The most public viewing zones can be found in the canton of Zurich (32), followed by Berne (23), Vaud (13), Basel-City (12) and Lucerne (11). The highest capacity has Geneva with place for 123’000 fans. The privately run homepage http://www.public-viewing.ch has more information. Through the search tool it is possible to find the nearest public viewing zone to you. (Source: http://www.securityeuro2008.ch) FESTIVE DEMONSTRATIONS: The municipal and the cantonal police of Vaud will be taking special measures in order to ensure the safety of town centres and to create pedestrian zones where the fans can enjoy themselves after the EURO 2008 matches. In order to ensure the fluidity and safety of the traffic the police will not be encouraging convoys of cars, and deviations will be put in place. The football fans will be able to express their joy and meet in complete security in the foreseen pedestrian zones. This will guarantee a fluidity of traffic in the town centres, especially for public transport. The police recommends that supporters respect the highway code and take extra care while expressing their jubilation. This will ensure that the festivities can remain wonderful till the last day. (Source http://www.police.vd.ch) POLICE STATION AT THE BERNHARD THEATRE: During the EURO 2008, the City Police of Zurich will operate an around-the-clock police station at the Bernhard Theatre. The police officers of that station will mainly be deployed in case a quick intervention is needed in the Bellevue area. However, no reports can be made at the Bernhard theatre. For this purpose, visitors of the festival are asked to contact one of the regular police stations. Each police patrol may provide on-site information as to the location of the closest police station. (Source: http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch) EVERYTHING IS READY FOR THE BIG FOOTBALL FESTIVAL: One day before the start of the EURO 2008, Switzerland is ready for this big event. The first large fan groups will begin arriving on Friday. The weather alone is not showing its best side for the start of the EURO 2008, however, according to the latest forecasts, should improve in the coming week. (Source: http://www.switzerland.com) PAPIERMUEHLE-STREET TEMPORARILY CLOSED: The Papiermuehle-Street will temporarily be closed on the occasion of the football match between the Netherlands and Italy on june 9 in Berne. Between Guisan Place and Wankdorf-Junction, the Papiermühle-Street will be blocked for any kind of traffic as from next Sunday, 8 June 2008, 10:00 p.m. through Tuesday, 10 June 2008, approximately 3:00 a.m. During this time, motor-driven road users are asked to spaciously drive around the area of the Stade de Suisse. (Source: http://www.police.be.ch)
ARRIVAL OF CZECH FANS: The police authorities of Freiburg (D) are reporting a significant number of Czech fans along the motorway A5 between Freiburg and the Swiss border. They are arriving for the opening game between Switzerland and Czech Republic tomorrow. (Source: http://www.securityeuro2008.ch)
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Long list of public viewing zonesAll around the country the public viewing zones are opening for the first time today. The current overview of the Police Information and Coordination Centre (PICC) at the federal office of police shows that there are 159 public viewing zones. Their overall capacity is for about 600’000 fans. The highest capacity has Geneva with place for 123’000 fans. The most public viewing zones can be found in the canton of Zurich (32), followed by Berne (23), Vaud (13), Basel-City (12) and Lucerne (11).
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Daily Overview Security EURO 2008Daily Overview Security EURO 2008, Tuesday, May 27, 2008 (miz) MEASURING FLIGHTS IN LOW ALTITUDE: A measuring helicopter of the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) will fly over the St. Jakob-Park football stadium, the fan zones in Basle, the fan camp in Pratteln as well as the 9th stadium in Bubendorf on Thursday morning, May 29, 2008. As the measuring shall be conducted at an altitude of approximately 100 meter above ground level, short-term noise imissions are to be expected. The flights occur in the course of the yearly measurings in various areas of Switzerland. Their objective is to obtain maps of the natural radio activity. On this basis, even small deviations may easily be located in the case of an occurrence. Last year, NEOC measured the City of Basle and the entire tri-border region. The measuring flights of Thursday, however, are confined to a small part of the region and take place upon request of the Project Organisation Security EURO 2008 of the host city Basle. (Source: http://www.sid.bs.ch) SECURITY IN THE UBS ARENAS: With the security-consortium PriSec-E08 a professional, national partner has been engaged for the UBS arenas. PriSec-E08 will assume responsibility for the planning, coordination and on-site implementation of security matters in the arenas. The police support the organisator in the planning and execution of the required measures. The organizer has released rules of conduct, which, amongst others, clarify the access controls and that set forth what objects may be carried along to the arenas and which are prohibited, respectively. (Source: http://www.ubsarena.ch) LEAFLETS FOR SUPPORTERS: The Police of the Canton of Geneva have published information leaflets with regard to the three games of the EURO 2008 which will take place in Geneva. This information and the respective regulations explain the security measures in the vicinity of the stadiums, the traffic restrictions, the expected behaviour inside the city, the different admission authorisations for supporters, etc. The leaflets may be found on our internet-site http://www.ge.ch/police in German, French, English, Portuguese, Czech and Turkish. In order to guarantee a maximum proximity to all citizens the Police of the Canton of Geneva will answer all questions and requests of the population from the 2nd to the 30th of June 2008 from 08.00am until 02:00 am on the free hotline 0800 800 844. (Source: http://www.ge.ch/police) |
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Overview Security EURO 2008Overview Security EURO 2008, 26th of may (miz) TEMPORARY VIDEO SURVEILLANCE DURING euro 2008: In Basle 23 video cameras will be installed in these days to guarantee a temporary video surveillance with the focus on the three fan-zones, the public viewing area (Fanmeile) and the neighbourhood of the “St. Jakob-Park” stadium. During the EURO 2008 the cameras will transmit a general survey of the public flow and possible disturbances to the assessment center “Spiegelhof”. The video surveillance during the EURO is in accordance with the legal requirements and has been permitted by the cantonal data protection official. The recorded pictures will be automatically overwritten after 48 hours and will only be analysed by the responsible police officers in case of disturbance. (Source: http://www.sid.bs.ch)
LIMITATIONS FOR SWIMMERS AND SHIPPING: For the safety and security of all users of the Rhine, the police have issued further limitations for swimmers and shipping during the EURO 2008. Thus the maximum velocity between the Wettstein Bridge and the Johanniter Bridge is limited to 10 km/h for small vessels. In this sector, anchoring and on site maintenance are forbidden for such boats. The same holds true for landing at a pontoon or a buoy, respectively. Moreover, the swimming zone at the Rhine shore in Klein-Basel which is marked with blue buoys must not be cruised. Swimmers on the Rhine need to observe that on the Klein-Basel side swimming is only allowed within the zone signalled with blue buoys. As always, swimming in the shipping channels is strictly forbidden. It shall be reminded that also during the EURO jumping from the Rhine bridges is extremely dangerous and thus remains prohibited. (Source: http://www.sid.bs.ch)
CAMPAIGN AGAINST WOMEN TRAFFICKING: An awakening spot at the EURO 2008 mobilizes against women trafficking. This evening, May 26, 2008, the campaign «Euro 2008 against women trafficking» launches a spot against the trafficking of women. The awakening film reminds of a movie trailer and leaves a clear mark against women trafficking. Through the broadcasting of the spot during the EURO 2008 in the stadiums, at public viewing events as well as on television, a broad audience is being informed on women trafficking in Switzerland. Humiliation, debasement, violence, exploitation – it is hard to endure what a victim of women trafficking experiences. Still, it is reality, even in Switzerland. This is shown by a spot which is launched by the campaign «Euro 2008 against women trafficking». That spot will be shown as from tomorrow on television and – during the EURO 2008 – also on big screens in the host cities and at public viewing events. (Source: http://www.frauenhandeleuro08.ch)
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