European Summit on the 13th and 14th of December 2018: These are the security measures

On Thursday 13 and Friday 14 December 2018, a European Summit of the Heads of state and Government of the European Union will be held in Brussels in the buildings of the Council of the European Union, at the Rue de la Loi. A safety zone will be set up. Only authorized persons can enter this zone on foot.

The safety zone will be closed on 13 and 14 December:

• Traffic circle Schuman
• Rue Froissart, between the Rue Belliard and the Traffic circle Schuman
• Rue de la Loi, between the Traffic circle Schuman and ‘Residence Palace’
• Rue Juste Lipse

Important remarks:

• Deliveries will not be possible
• Garbage bags, bicycles and terraces are not allowed within the safety zone

Who can enter the safety zone?

With a vehicle:

• the official delegations, with accreditation from the Council services and/or police forces
• the emergency services
• the residents with an accreditation of the police services (access only via the Avenue d’Auderghem)

On foot:

• the residents registered within the zone and in possession of their ID card
• the employees and shopkeepers in possession of their ID card and a pass (delivered via their employer)
• persons in possession of a pass and their ID card

How to obtain a pass?

The demands are possible via www.polbru.be/eurotop and must be sent electronically to the police station of the European quarter of the Brussels Capital Ixelles police zone, Boulevard Clovis 10 – 1000 Brussels – 02 279 85 36. The passes will be available there from 3 December 2018.

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