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Security Concept EURO 2008

Security Concept EURO 2008. Dr. Guenther Marek, Project Manager – EURO 2008. 7 - 29 June 2008. Project Organisation. Project Management for the Security concept: Guenther Marek Austrian Ministry of the Interior, Central Unit for Sports Matters Close cooperation with Switzerland

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Security Concept EURO 2008

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  1. Security Concept EURO 2008 Dr. Guenther Marek, Project Manager – EURO 2008

  2. 7 - 29 June 2008 Project Organisation • Project Management for the Security concept:Guenther Marek Austrian Ministry of the Interior, Central Unit for Sports Matters • Close cooperation with Switzerland • Comprehensive exchange of experience during World Cup 2006 in Germany • Presence of Austrian representatives • Law enforcement cooperation

  3. 7 - 29 June 2008 Implementation Chart EURO 2008 Minister

  4. 7 - 29 June 2008 Inferences from the World Cup 2006 for the EURO2008 • Friendly and helpful police • Similar security concepts WC 2006/EURO 2008 • Focus on international cooperation and prevention • Deployment of foreign law officers • Establishment of a command centre • Re-installation of border controls, if doomed advisable • Security standards at "Public Viewing"-events • Priority media work

  5. Guidelines for EURO 2008 7 - 29 June 2008 • Friendly and helpful police • Operations philosophy: • Phase 1 Dialogue • Phase 2 De-escalation • Phase 3 Determination • Identical and uniform security standards in both countries • Compatible planning, managing and operational staff in booth countries • Close international cooperation • Priority prevention • Priority media

  6. 7 - 29 June 2008 OPERATIONS PHILOSOPHY

  7. 7 - 29 June 2008 Special Units • Crowd Control Units • deployment of approx. 2000 officers • Operational Units • especially equipped, can be flexibly deployed anywhere in Austria • approx. 2000 officers • show up in case of massive incidents • 'Spotters' • use of spotters has proven effective in Austria • number will be increased to 150 during the EURO 2008

  8. 7 - 29 June 2008 Cooperation with the Army • Sectors of assistance by the Austrian Federal Army: • Providing accommodation and board for Austrian and foreign law enforcement officers • Airspace surveillance • Civil Defence (disaster protection)

  9. 7 - 29 June 2008 Border • Similar to the German model during the WC 2006 • temporary and situation-dependent border controls • As response to pertinent threat assessment • possible control shortly before and/or after the games at certain border sectors

  10. 7 - 29 June 2008 Traffic/Transport • Support of the 'Traffic Platform' in the Federal Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure by the Ministry of the Interior • Measures under planning: • Creation of a combi ticket • Creation of a routing system • Traffic information (in cooperation with ORF-Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) • Driver-guide service (only for teams, referees, and the UEFA-president)

  11. 7 - 29 June 2008 Crisis Management/Civil Defence • Responsibility of the provinces • Coordination of all measures by the MI • Completion of the Operations Concepts • Preparation of disaster scenarios • Stadia • Public Viewing events • city centre areas • Installation of a separate "EURO-Hotline"

  12. 7 - 29 June 2008 CID • Enhanced measures with respect to • preventing illegal immigration aiming at prostitution • combating pocket picking • Before and during the EURO 2008 - High Impact Operations • Increased patrolling of "Hot Spots" during the EURO2008, such as • Shopping Malls, shopping streets • Public Viewing events

  13. 7 - 29 June 2008 Prevention • Austrian spotters • Foreign spotters • Cooperation with operators of • public transport (e.g. Federal Railways), cities, industry, and other institutions • Cooperation with the organiser (construction measures in the stadia, accreditation, ticketing, stewards) • Setting up so-called "Fan Embassies"

  14. 7 - 29 June 2008 Personnel • All available law enforcement officers will be called in • Ban on leaves/vacations during the EURO 2008

  15. 7 - 29 June 2008 Training • Basic, specialised and ongoing training of Austrian officers • Operations Units • by WEGA Vienna • Crowd Control Police Units • Spotters • Joint training of forces involved in security • executive level officers • Joint scenario training at the venues • Private Security companies • Joint training of "intermediary management"

  16. 7 - 29 June 2008 • Located within the MI • Tasks: • Collecting, evaluating, disseminating, and processing all intelligence from Austria and from abroad of relevance for Euro08 • Daily Status Report • Synchronising situation and analysis information with the PICC Switzerland • Drawing up decision aids for top executives and commanding staff

  17. 7 - 29 June 2008 Liaison Officers PICC - Vienna PICC – Bern International L.O.s Spotters

  18. 7 - 29 June 2008 Present implementation status

  19. 7 - 29 June 2008 Simulational and Operational Phase • Simulation phase: 30 May to 30 Nov. 2007 • Practising phase of the MI • Rehearsal of the entire operational and logistic deployment • Cooperation at all security levels • Cooperation with UEFA, ÖFB, private security companies, other involved ministries, and institutions • comprises ÖFB international matches, starting with Austria vs. Scotland on 30 May 2007 • Experiences are constantly evaluated and reviewed • Operational phase: as of 1 May 2008

  20. 7 - 29 June 2008 1st Conference of Adjacent, Transit and Participating Countries from 29 Nov. to 1 Dec. 2006 in Vienna • Contents of the conference: • Information on the state of the preparations • Legal situation with respect to • Data exchange • Deployment of foreign law enforcement officers • Exit bans • Stadium bans • Measures to control transit • Willingness to grant assistance • Cooperation in the sector media • Political Declarations of Intent

  21. Public Viewing 7 - 29 June 2008

  22. Public Viewing – Recommendations (1) 7 - 29 June 2008 • Enclosing the venues • Limiting the numbers of viewers depending on the local circumstances • Imposing closing times • Access control by qualified stewards • Use of "wave breakers", if more than 10,000 viewers • Video surveillance, if necessary • Adequate number of medical staff • Ban on pyrotechnical items

  23. Public Viewing – Recommendations (2) 7 - 29 June 2008 • No alcohol except light beer • No bottled drinks • Fixed tables and benches • Loudspeaker system ("on-site speaker") • Substitute programme • Avoiding construction work in the vicinity of the event(s) • Timely information of local residents, catering businesses,.... • Providing parking lots

  24. 7 - 29 June 2008 Synchronising with Switzerland • Security Concept: • Drafting and implementing in close cooperation with • Switzerland

  25. Thank you for your attention!

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