European football championship in Germany
Surfing tip: Home Euro 2024 – The Euro Cup calendar in Germany
Black, red and gold on the patrol car? – Some federal states are against it.
German flags on police vehicles should not be visible during the European Football Championship in Berlin. This is not permitted, said a Berlin spokeswoman. police in reference to the obligation of neutrality. During the Euro Cup, which will be held from mid-June to mid-July, six matches, including the final, will be played in the capital and thousands of football fans are expected in the city.
Federal states such as Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen and Thuringia act similarly to Berlin. There, German flags on company vehicles are taboo. In countries such as Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia or Saxony, where Euro Cup matches are also scheduled, there is no such regulation.
“The North Rhine-Westphalian police, as in the past Europe– and the World Championship, seem politically neutral,” said a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior in Düsseldorf. Above all, it will be cosmopolitan, professional and close to people. “Before this was something that was taken for granted.” No order or anything similar is anticipated.
The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior also has no intention of imposing a corresponding ban on police officers. Officials know that when it comes to their appearance, they must pay special attention to the confidence they demonstrate in their position. Therefore, explicit rules, for example on the handling of flags, banners or face paint, are not necessary.
The assessment in Schleswig-Holstein is different: the police are subject to the requirement of neutrality, says the Ministry of the Interior in Kiel. Officials must act professionally, neutrally and in accordance with law and order. “This clearly states that flags or flags cannot be placed on patrol cars during the European Football Championship.”
The Thuringian Ministry of the Interior is of the same opinion: regardless of the European football championship, the police generally do not display any flags. If a flag was found on a company vehicle, officials would be spoken to and the flag removed, according to a ministry spokesperson.
Saxony-Anhalt is more willing to reach a compromise: the Ministry of the Interior in Magdeburg maintains that, in principle, the display of car flags cannot be allowed. However, I understand police officers who show their enthusiasm for the sport by displaying private German flags on appropriate occasions during the European Football Championship.
“The ministry will tolerate this behavior – as during the fairy tale summer of 2006 – as long as it does not conflict with police tactical requirements or traffic safety concerns.”
EM-Full quarters: Ukraine in Wiesbaden
Monday, April 15, 5:15 p.m.: The Ukrainian national football team will be based in Hesse during the European Championship. The European football union UEFA confirmed this by publishing the locations on the Euro Cup home page. According to information from the Wiesbadener Kurier, the European Championship participant chose a hotel in Taunusstein. The entourage of the participants in the European Championship, on the other hand, will be accommodated in a hotel in Wiesbaden, as follows from the UEFA accommodation catalogue.
Ukraine begins the tournament on June 17 against Romania in Munich. This will be followed by the duel with Slovakia in Düsseldorf (June 21) and the group final against Belgiumwhich will take place on June 26 in Stuttgart.
You can find a summary of all the national team quarters. here.
Fear of terrorism before the European Football Championship: “Then attack them from the sky”
Saturday, April 13, 3:12 p.m.: A branch of ISIS calls for attacks during the next European soccer championship in Germany. The local counterterrorism department takes these types of calls very seriously: security authorities consider them authentic. Read more about this here.
Orange fans plan huge tent camp at Horner Rennbahn in Hamburg
Friday, April 12, 1:34 p.m.: For the opening match The Netherlands The organizers expect more than ten thousand fans of the Oranje team at the European Football Championship in Hamburg. And the fans, always colorful and noisy, will be accommodated during the match in a huge fan camp on Hamburg's Horner Rennbahn. The Interior and Sports Authority has confirmed the corresponding request from the Dutch Football Federation regarding the time surrounding the match against Poland on June 16. The Horner circuit will become a large campsite for visitors from the neighboring country.
In 1988, at the European Championship, Oranje fans made the Volksparkstadion a home match for Elftal in the semi-final against Germany. The Netherlands won 2-1 and soon after became European champions with a 2-0 victory against the Soviet Union in Munich.
Kane and company relate EM-Quarters in Thuringia on June 10
10:36 am: Co-favorite England He moves to his training facility in Thuringia ahead of the European football championship on June 10. A spokesperson for the Three Lions said this upon request. Captain Harry Kane's team will stay during the tournament at the Weimarer Land Blankenhain spa and golf course, south of Weimar. The German football team and national coach Julian Nagelsmann will also move to the same facilities from May 26 to 31 to prepare for the European Championship.
While the DFB-Then the delegation moves to its headquarters in Herzogenaurach and also for the tournament, England also leaves after two test matches against Bosnia-Herzegovina (June 3 in Newcastle). Iceland (June 7 in London) shortly before the start of the tournament to Blankenhain, where training will take place on the newly built courts of the luxurious facilities.
Strategically, the situation for the 2021 European runners-up is not so good. In the preliminary round, the English team will face Serbia on June 16 (9:00 p.m.) in Gelsenkirchen, Denmark on June 20 (6:00 p.m.) in Frankfurt and Slovenia on June 25 (9:00 p.m.) in Cologne. A quarter in western Germany would have allowed coach Gareth Southgate's team to cover much shorter distances.
Dehoga: Reservation situation in Hamburg during the football–EM still cautious
Wednesday, April 10, 5:30 am: According to the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (Dehoga), the demand for hotel rooms during the European Football Championship in Hamburg has not yet been very great. “The booking situation in Hamburg during the European Football Championship remains very calm,” Kathrin Wirth-Ueberschär, vice president of Dehoga Hamburg, told dpa. Only the requirement for the opening match between the Netherlands and Poland on June 16 is slightly higher. “The price level in the city is moderate and comparable to other business months with higher demand,” says the hotel manager of the Reichshof Hamburg.
From June 16 to July 5, five European Championship matches will be played at the Volksparkstadion. In addition to the opening match between the Netherlands and Poland on June 16, Georgia will play the Czech Republic on June 22. Croatia plays against Albania in Group B (June 19) and Czech Republic against Turkey (June 26th). There will also be a quarter-final match at the Volksparkstadion on July 5.
Read more news about the Euro 2024 football championship on the next page.