Extraordinary European Summit on 28 May 2019

On Tuesday 28 May 2019, 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, on the Rue de la Loi. A safety zone will be set up. Only authorized persons will be able to enter this zone.

Limits of the safety zone?

The safety zone will be closed on Tuesday 28 May 2019:

– Traffic circle Schuman
– Rue Froissart, between the Rue Belliard and the rond-point Schuman
– Rue de la Loi, between the rond-point 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:

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

On foot:

– residents registered within the zone and in possession of their ID card
– 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

Where to obtain a ‘pass’?

Requests can be made 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 35. The passes will be available to pick up there from 20 May 2019.

Local traffic and parking

Certain streets will only be accessible for local traffic (above ground there will be a parking ban) on the:

– Rue Archimède between the Rue Stévin and the rond-point Schuman
– Avenue de Cortenberg, between the Rue Stévin and the rond-point Schuman
– Rue de la Loi, between the avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée and the rond-point Schuman
– Avenue d’Auderghem, between the Rue Belliard and the rond-point Schuman
– Rue Breydel

Parking will also be forbidden:

– in the safety zone
– in the streets with local traffic
– on the Chaussée d’Etterbeek, between the Rue Belliard and the Rue Van Maerlant
– on Rue Van Maerlant
– on Rue Belliard, between the Chaussée d’Etterbeek and the Avenue d’Auderghem

Public transport

The bus lines of the STIB and De Lijn that normally drive through the perimeter will be diverted.