Closure: 2nd EURO 2008 Security Conference of Neighbouring, Transit and Participating

At the 2nd EURO 2008 Security Conference of Neighbouring, Transit and Participating States, which ended on Friday afternoon, the primary emphasis was on the comprehensive comparison of information among all 120 participants, the clarification of open issues and concerns regarding security during the EURO 2008 as well as the determination of further procedures until the 3rd conference, which will be held in Vienna in March 2008.

The next stage will involve the definition of the delegation strengths of uniformed officials and those familiar with the scene, the liaison and border officials, the delegation heads and civil officials for the combating of crime. Issues regarding training and accommodations, the deployment period and duration of stay as well as the deployments will all be clarified by the date of the 3rd conference.

The possibilities regarding the exchanging of data for preventing the entry and departure of violenceprone individuals were discussed. The nations that participated in the conference are now requested to name their national contact representatives and also to clarify the legal and technical questions regarding the transmission of data. In order to able to implement the international exchanging of data and also prevention of the entry and departure of individuals prone to violence in sports, the Federal Office of Police has initiated bilateral ministerial statements based on the existing treaties with all nations participating in the EURO 2008 as well as the most important transit states.

Around 120 people participated in the 2nd EURO 2008 Security Conference of Neighbouring, Transit and Participating States at the Novotel Airport Messe in Zurich. Among them were police
representatives from 25 nations, as well as representatives from Interpol (International Criminal Police Organisation), Europol (European Law Enforcement Organisation), Frontex (European agency for the operational coordination between member states in the field of border security), Colpofer (Collaboration des services de police ferroviaire), Eurojust (coordinates cross-border criminal proceedings on the EU level) and Euro 2008 SA (assumes all operative duties related to the preparation and carrying out of the tournament). Among the topics discussed were the possibilities regarding the exchange of data, preventing the entry and departure of perpetrators of violence, the use of uniformed officials on Swiss and Austrian sovereign territory, the use of border officials and the dispatching of officials and liaison officials who are familiar with the scene. The conference in Zurich is a follow-up conference to the 1st EURO 2008 Security Conference of Neighbouring, Transit and Participating States held from 29 November to 1 December 2006 in Vienna. The third and last of these conferences will again be held in Vienna on 31 March 2008.

Goals of the 3rd EURO 2008 Security Conference of Neighbouring, Transit and Participating States in Austria include will be the determination of concrete steps to be taken by the beginning of the tournament as well as final discussions between the states involved.

Editor: Sector Security Swiss Public Authorities for the UEFA EURO 2008

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Published by: Federal Office of Police on 15.12.2007 at 11:33:00
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