European summit in Brussels on 1 and 2 March 2012

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The limits of the safety zone?

The perimeter will be closed on 1 and 2 March 2012:

• Traffic circle Schuman [plan]
• Rue Froissart, between the Rue Belliard and the Traffic circle Schuman [plan]
• Rue de la Loi, between the Traffic circle Schuman and 'Residence Palace' [plan]

The Reyers tunnel in the direction of the centre will be closed.

Attention: only vehicles of official delegations, vehicles authorized by the services of the Council of the European Union and the police will have access. Deliveries will not be possible. Vehicles will only have access from the traffic circle Schuman/Rue Froissart.

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
• the European civil servants with their European badge
• 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 or eurotop.polbru@skynet.be. The passes will be available there from 21 February 2012 (possibly after the necessary checks).

Local traffic

Some streets will get a local traffic regulation:

• rue Archimède between the rue Stévin and the rond-point Schuman [plan]
• avenue de Cortenberg, between the rue Stévin and the rond-point Schuman [plan]
• rue de la Loi, between the avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée and the rond-point Schuman [plan]
• avenue d'Auderghem, between the rue Belliard and the rond-point Schuman [plan]
• rue Breydel [plan]
• rue Juste Lipse [plan]

Special regulation

• Rue Belliard (between the small ring road and the Chaussée d'Etterbeek): no traffic on the right traffic lane
• Avenue de Cortenbergh: traffic in the direction of the centre on one lane only during the summit
• Rue Van Maerlant and Chaussée d'Etterbeek (between the Rue Belliard and the Rue Jacques de Lalaing) could be closed if necessary

Parking will be forbidden

• in the safety zone
• in the streets with local traffic
• Chaussée d'Etterbeek [plan], between the Rue Belliard [plan] and the Rue Van Maerlant [plan]
• Rue Van Maerlant [plan]
• Rue Belliard [plan], between the Chaussée d'Etterbeek and the Avenue d'Auderghem (side of Brussels) [plan]

Public cleanliness

People who live in the safety zone are asked not to put their garbage bags outside on 1 and 2 March 2012.

More information: from 20 February 2012 from Monday till Friday from 8 am till 6:30 pm and on Saturday from 8 am till 2 pm at 02 279 85 35 or 36 or www.polbru.be