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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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Daily Overview Security EURO 2008Daily Overview Security EURO 2008, Wednesday, June 04, 2008 (mic) EURO 2008 – SAFETY AND TRAFFIC IN LAUSANNE: Due to the increased activities related to the EURO 2008 during the month of June, the police in Lausanne - the capital of Vaud - will modify its operations in order to protect its citizens. A traffic control service will be in operation every day in order to maintain as much as possible fluidity and security on the roads. The police will also ensure that their main stations and also some smaller stations will remain open. (Source: http://www.securityeuro2008.ch) THE BORDER GUARD CORPS (BGC): The Border Guard Corps (BGC) is Switzerland’s most important national body for civil security and is the uniformed and armed section of the Federal Customs Administration (FCA), which is attached to the Federal Department of Finance (FDF). The BGC accomplishes security policing and fiscal tasks, notably: people, vehicle and object searches, combat against drug trafficking and document forgery, foreigner and traffic policing and the provision of customs services and combat against smuggling. The movement of people and goods is steadily increasing. Around 630’000 people and 330’000 vehicles cross the Swiss border every day. Every year around 100’000 people are refused entry into Switzerland and several thousand people are stopped who entered Switzerland illegally. Based on agreements with cantonal police authorities, the BGC transfers every year a total of 50’000 suspects to the competent police authorities. The detection of nearly 3’000 cross-border drug crimes, 2’000 document forgeries and around 20’000 breaches of the road traffic law further substantiate the record of achievement of the border guard corps. (Source: http://www.gwk.ch)
EVALUATION OF THE EXERCISE «STEILPASS 08» IN BERNE: The evaluation of the exercise «Steilpass 08» gave a positive picture of the security forces of the Host City Berne. On the basis of the experiences gained several improvements were made. Berne is ready. A large-scale exercise of the Bernese security forces took place at the Stade de Suisse on May 28, 2008. Approximately 500 police officers, firefighters, medical staff and civil protection personnel were assessed. The main task of the exercise was the handling of a large number of injured persons. (Source: http://www.news.admin.ch)
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