EM: Public Viewing

Carinthia’s police are also in “soccer fever”

The Carinthian police will also have an increased presence at the public viewing areas this year. In uniform - and in civilian clothes.(Bild: Uta Rojsek-Wiedergut)

Thousands of soccer fans in one "heap": The European Football Championship not only poses major challenges for the ÖFB team, but also for the Carinthian police force. And what are the rules of the game on the job? What is allowed and what is not - and why a beer should wait.

Public parties, whether at official public viewing areas or in pubs, mean red alert for the police and security forces in particular. On the one hand, there can always be "differences of opinion" at such events, especially when the alcohol level rises - and on the other hand, experience has shown that criminals feel right at home in such dense, carefree hustle and bustle. A paradise for tricksters.