Extraordinary European meeting on 24 November 2017

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On Friday 24 November 2017 an extra meeting 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.

Limits of the safety zone?

The safety zone will be closed on 24 November 2017:

Traffic circle Schuman
Rue Froissart, between the Rue Juste Lipse 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 are not allowed within the safety zone

Only vehicles of official delegations, vehicles authorized by the services of the Council of the European Union and the police will have access. Vehicles will only have access from the Avenue d’Auderghem.

Who can enter the safety zone?

Following people can enter the safety zone on foot, on the footpaths at the side of the buildings, not at the side of the Justus Lipsius building:

the local residents with their ID card
the employees and the shopkeepers with a police certificate delivered by the employer
every person with a pass

Where to obtain a ‘pass’ or certificate?

The demands can be downloaded at www.polbru.be/eurotop and must be sent electronically to the police station of the 5th division of the Police of Brussels Capital Ixelles, Boulevard Clovis 10 – 1000 Brussels – 02 279 85 35 or 02 279 85 36.

Local traffic

Some streets will get a local traffic regulation:

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