Precautions will be taken on Monday during the Euro 2024 round of 16 match between France and Belgium.
Part of the Franco-Belgian border will be closed this Monday, for the duration of the eighth final of the Euro 2024
in between Blues and the Red Devils (kick-off at 6 p.m. in Düsseldorf). This is in order to ” prevent possible overflows ».
« Blocking or filtering roadblocks will be organized at the various border crossings, starting at 4 p.m. Monday
“, indicate in a joint press release ten mayors and burgomasters (the equivalent of mayors in Belgium), specifying that these roadblocks will be lifted ” during the night, if the context allows it ».
The precedent of the 2018 World Cup
Requested by Agence France Presse, the mayor of Comines, a commune in the Nord department, recalls that “ The Comines bridge had been invaded and there had been overflows » at the end of the semi-final of the 2018 World Cup between the two nations concerned. “ We don’t want to relive that. », he continues, emphasizing the harmful influence of alcohol in such events.
« Bans on gatherings will be taken to prevent and repress hostile gatherings », Warn the ten councilors behind these measures.
