Daily Overview Security EURO 2008

Daily 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)

Published by: MIZ Security on 06.06.2008 at 17:11:00
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