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Rest Of Europe Not As Concerned With Euro Security As Host Nation France

The pat-down failures during the Coupe de France final have “relaunched the debate surrounding security at Euro 2016,” according to Greg Fleurot of L’ÉQUIPE. While the match was “billed as a dress rehearsal ahead of the summer competition, several smoke bombs and firecrackers were lit in the stands and some supporters were not searched.” If this is the major subject of concern in France, “what about the neighboring countries that will see tens of thousands of its nationals descend on France next month?” The events on Saturday at the Stade de France “did not overly concern the rest of Europe, but did not go unnoticed either.” In Italy, the Corriere dello Sport described the incidents as “disastrous results” in terms of security. In Belgium, the country directly affected by March’s terrorist attacks, the affair drew “little media attention.” Le Soir preferred to cover the expulsion of French comedian Michaël Youn “for lighting a flare during the match.” In general, the question of Euro security “did not preoccupy the media,” which was more interested in security at the Roland Garros. Belgian sports journalist Benjamin Deceuninck said, “It’s not a topic of discussion here, but I imagine that we’ll talk about it more when we start the competition.” With the presence of the German national football team during the attempted attacks on the Stade de France, Germany was “also directly concerned and the issue was at the center of discussions in March.” But Spiegel sports journalist Peter Ahrens said that Euro security has “become a secondary theme” in the country. Ahrens: “We published an article on the incidents at the Coupe de France final, but it generated very little interest on our Internet site.” From the foreign supporter’s perspective, security “is not an issue of concern either.” Football Supporters Federation CEO Kevin Miles said, “We aren’t feeling a particular concern from supporters, and no one has told us that they won’t go to France because of potential danger.” The British Government has “merely reminded its citizens” that the “terrorism threat is high” and urged them to “follow the advice of local authorities.” Miles: “In France, the style of maintaining order is much more militarized than [in the U.K.]. We also know that the French police have more authority than ever because of the state of emergency” (L’ÉQUIPE, 5/24).

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