German Interior Minister takes positive stock after European Championship final
Published: Monday, Jul 15th 2024, 01:50
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After the final of the European Men's Football Championship in Berlin, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) gave a positive assessment of the tournament hosted in Germany. "Millions of guests and fans celebrated peacefully and cheerfully," she said.
"We have experienced the great football festival in the heart of Europe that we all wanted," said Faeser in Berlin on Monday night. Germany had "presented itself as a good host".
"Of course, football cannot solve the problems of our time, but it has created a sense of community during these weeks that has done us good as a society," Faeser concluded. "Many images of this summer in our cities will remain unforgettable."
Thanks to the emergency services
The Minister emphasized that thanks for "this peaceful football festival" were due "above all to the tens of thousands of police officers in the federal states and the federal government, the emergency services, the many volunteers". They were "always on hand" and "quickly intervened" when necessary.
Faeser described the European Championships as the "largest deployment in the history of the German Federal Police". During the tournament, which was held in ten German cities, 22,000 police officers from the Federal Police alone were deployed every day. There are currently discussions about extending the nationwide border controls in place during Euro 2024. Faeser rejected corresponding demands from the FDP.
The European Championships began on June 14 and ended on Sunday evening with the final in Berlin's Olympic Stadium. Faeser congratulated "the Spanish team most warmly on winning the European Championship title - well deserved after a long tournament, fought for with passion and team spirit".
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