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Daily Overview Security EURO 2008Daily Overview Security EURO 2008, Wednesday, June 18, 2008 (mic) PLEASE LEAVE ENOUGH TIME TO TRAVEL TO THE QUARTER-FINALS IN BASEL: In the next couple of days the quarter finals of the EURO 2008 will take place in the St Jakob’s Park in Basel. On the 19th of June 2008, Portugal will play against Germany, and on the 21st of June 2008, Holland will play against Sweden or Russia. Both matches begin at 8:45pm. As in the first group games, the visitors of the stadium and public viewing zones are requested to leave enough time to travel, and if possible to use public transport. (Source: http://www.baselland.ch/medi-inf_polizei-htm.273430.0.html) VERY GOOD RESULTS FOR THE BERNESE POLICE: The Bernese cantonal police are very pleased with the provisory results of the last three EURO 2008 matches in Bern. The mixture of friendly fans, superb collaboration between the security forces, and the intense preparations, are all contributory factors for the successful running of these last three matches. EURO 2008 BULETIN NO. 57 18TH OF JUNE 2008, 11AM: Zurich’s safety and rescue services look at results. (Source http://www.securityeuro2008.ch)
MANY THANKS TO GENEVA, BERN AND ZURICH:
EURO 2008 IN WINTERTHUR. THE 11TH DAY: No rioting or fighting occurred in Winterthur on the 11th day of the EURO 2008. Follwing the matches the streets of Winterthur were filled with high-spirited fans driving in convoys and hooting loudly. The police shut off the Technicumstrasse and the Zeughausstrasse roads until about things had calmed down at about 11:30 pm. Roughly 250 italian met at the bus station and formed a noisy procession down the Technicumstrasse. Following the procession the various fan groups threw verbal abuse at each other. The busses were diverted until the road blockades were lifted at 12:15am. (Source: http://www.securityeuro2008.ch)
THE BORDER GUARDS TAKE STOCKS: The border guards are pleased with the results following the first 10 matches on Swiss soil. They are part of the national security concept and act as the first filter for people entering the country. They collaborate with the cantons and the security forces from abroad, and fulfil many tasks at the border points for the customs offices and the police forces. Since the 6th of June, they have managed to discover and prevent a large number of crimes. (Source http://www.securityeuro2008.ch)
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Daily Overview Security EURO 2008Daily Overview Security EURO 2008, Monday, June 16, 2008 (mic) BASEL CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BERNE’S ORANGE EXPERIENCE: Since the beginning of EURO 2008, Benedikt Weibel, Federal Council delegate for the EURO 2008, has visited all host cities, fan zones and fan miles in Switzerland and was able to present an overwhelmingly report at today’s press briefing in Berne. Also after the matches in Basle and Geneva, there were no incidents worth talking about. In Berne, Geneva and Zurich many Turkish fans celebrated their team’s victory with car processions and the traffic suffered no undue disruptions. (Source: http://www.switzerland.com) INTERIM RESULT FOR THE EURO 2008 IN CANTON APPENZELL AUSSER RHODEN: Until now all events related to the EURO 2008 as well other festivities ran smoothly. The police was only called out a few times to take care of some drunken persons. The Appenzell police officers serving at home, as well as those serving in other cantons are all very enthusiastic about their contribution to the EURO 2008. (Source http://www.ar.ch) PAPIERMUEHLE-STREET IN BERN. TEMPORARILY CLOSED: The PAPIERMUHLE street will be closed between the Guisan Place and the Wankdorf-Junction, from Monday 16th of June 2008 at 10p.m. till Wednesday 18th of June at roughly 3a.m. During this time, all motor vehicle drivers are requested to avoid the area around the Stade de Suisse. (Source: http://www.police.be.ch) SKIRMISHES AND FIGHTING FANS: Some skirmishes occurred in and around the UBS arena between drunken fans from various countries during the games yesterday. All together 14 people were arrested and released following questioning and identification. Three persons were issued with banning orders for 10 days, and 6 others for 2 days. (Source http://www.ag.ch) EURO 2008 IN WINTERTHUR. THE NINTH DAY: Shortly before the end of the game, the traffic in the Zeughausstrasse and the Technikumstrasse came to a standstill due to the large number of departing fans. Subsequently these roads were blocked by the police until the traffic normalised again. (Source http://www.stapo.winterthur.ch). ZURICH LETZIGRUNG AND SURROUNDINGS: Visitors to the football matches between France and Italy on the 17th of June 2008 are requested to leave plenty of time to get to the stadium Letzigrund. (Source http://www.securityeuro2008.ch)
ZURICH MAIN STATION AND VICINITY: The cantonal police in Zurich arrested 4 men who had got into a fight with 3 French people and had threatened them with a firearm. (Source http://www.securityeuro2008.ch)
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Daily Overview Security EURO 2008Daily Overview Security EURO 2008, Sunday, June 15, 2008 (mic) SMALLER SKIMISHES: Several people under the influence of alcohol, got into arguments and some had to be taken to drying-out cells. Shortly before midnight, two juveniles were punched and then forced to hand over their cash by three unidentified attackers. The head of the group, a 17 year old Turk, could be arrested shortly afterwards thanks to a good personal description. Two people were arrested following a row in a bar in Kreis 4, which started around 2:15 am. In the EURO 2008 first aid stations run by the protection and rescue services, a total of 36 people were treated. The injuries treated were mostly minor ones, such as cuts (9), headaches and nausea (9) or contusions (4). A rescue boat transported a patient on the Limmat and the lake of Zurich. (http://www.securityeuro2008.ch) |
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Daily Overview Security EURO 2008Daily Overview Security EURO 2008, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 (mic) BASEL. ANOTHER TROUBLE-FREE NIGHT: With around 40 call outs, last night was, from the security forces’ point of view, basically an average night. (Source: http://www.sid.bs.ch) BORDER GUARD JOINED BY FEDERAL POLICE FOR CHECKING TRAINS: The train with 250 Dutch fans, 6 conductors and 2 foreign support officers arrived in Basel the 10/6/08 at 1.50 am. Between Basel and Berne everything went smoothly. (Source: Border Guard http://www.ezv.admin.ch) SECOND MATCH DAY WENT OFF WELL: The large crowds and heavy traffic volume were also handled well on the second match day in Switzerland. Happiness, harmony and a peaceful atmosphere pervaded both of the host cities, Berne and Zurich. (Source: http://www.switzerland.com) ARRIVE IN TIME FOR THE GAME SWITZERLAND - TURKEY IN BASEL: The Police Corps of Basel recommend that all fans travelling to and from the stadium and public viewing zones, use public transport, and set aside enough time. The opening of the stadium will be at 5.15 pm. Especially on the motorway A2 between the junction Augst BL and Basel traffic jams are expected. (Source: http://www.polizei.bs.ch) SUCCESSFUL START TO THE THREE MATCHDAYS IN BERNE: The first of the 3 game days has been a great success. On Monday night, Berne has experienced very peaceful after-match festivities. Despite the large turnout of fans, only few incidents have been reported. (Source: http://www.police.be.ch)
FEW INTERVENTIONS IN ST. GALLEN: Monday night, around 10.40 pm, a brawl between about 20 people was dissolved by the police through the use of pepper spray. (Source: http://www.securityeuro2008.ch)
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Swiss Customs welcomes all our football enthusiastic visitors!In June 2008, Switzerland joins Austria to become the football stronghold of Europe as the final round of the European Football Championships, UEFA EURO 2008, will be held here from 7th – 29th June 2008. This is a very important sporting event which, for the first time, is taking place in two different customs territories (in the EU member state Austria and Switzerland).
Customs Inquiries Directorate General of Customs, Berne: http://www.ezv.admin.ch
General queries on EURO 2008 Tel. ++41 31 322 67 04
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Joint Information service of the Police Corps and the Protection and Rescue Forces during EURO 2008During the European Football Championship in June 2008, the Police Corps of the City and the Canton of Zurich operate a joint media information centre in conjunction with the Protection and Rescue Forces of Zurich. The information centre will provide the media with information around the tournament. In order to inform the media representatives continuously of all relevant safety and security matters around the EURO 2008, the media information centre of both police corps of Zurich and the Protection and Rescue Forces of Zurich will inform together in the following frequency:
morning bulletin at around 6.30 a.m.,
The bulletins will be sent out approximately half an hour beforehand. The midday bulletin is optional and will only be prepared upon a changed situation as compared to the morning bulletin. Due to the fact that no matches will take place in Zurich as from June 17, 2008, we will review the information frequency and adjust it if necessary. All media representatives will be informed accordingly at an early stage. With a time lag of about two hours, all media releases will be available in English, French and Italian (English: http://www.securityeuro2008.ch; French: http://www.securiteeuro2008.ch; Italian: http://www.sicurezzaeuro2008.ch). Media representatives also have the opportunity to subscribe there for an RSS-Feed.
We will inform about all matters not relating to the EURO 2008 via the usual channels. The joint media centre may be reached as from Friday, June 6, 2008 until the end of the tournament between 6.30 a.m. and 1.00 a.m. under the existing phone number (+41 (0)44 411 91 11). Moreover, the Police of the Canton of Zurich as well as the Protection and Rescue Forces of Zurich have installed further direct channels.
Zurich City Police
Zurich Cantonal Police
Zurich Protection and Rescue
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Training flights of the air force above EURO 08 stadiumsThe Swiss Air Force will overfly the four EURO 08 stadiums in Bern, Zurich, Basel and Geneva for training purposes on 4 and 5 June 2008. These flights will serve as airspace training for the EURO 08 games. The planned training flights will be carried out at medium height as follows: on 4 June, between 08.00 and 10.00 hours in Bern, between 10:00 and 12:00 hours in Geneva and between 13:30 and 15:30 hours in Zurich. On 5 June, between 10:00 and 12:00 hours in Basel and between14:00 and 16:00 hours in Basel and Geneva. These flights are of great importance for the pilots with regard to airspace surveillance during the EURO 08 games. Because they do not normally fly over towns, the pilots will be obliged to adjust to the procedures, temporal aspects, visual impressions and special conditions during these few training flights. In addition, the aim is to train the specific procedures under real conditions. During the EURO 08, the Swiss Air Force will be responsible for the security of the airspace. In the normal situation the jets patrolling in the air and prepared for intervention will be neither visible nor audible at all. Under certain circumstances, however, it is conceivable that the fighter would be obliged to fly at low altitudes. This is why these practise flights are necessary.
For questions: Jürg Nussbaum, Head of Communication, Air Force, Tel 031 324 15 50
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