SECURITY BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF PRESIDENTS AND MINISTERS

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| 20:12:12 | 16-05-2005 | Politics | COE SUMMIT |

All the roads leading to the Warsaw Royal Palace have been closed for
the last three days. People can get to the center of the old city
on foot only. Because of the COE Summit policemen are standing
everywhere. Some of them do not even allow people to approach
them saying, “It is forbidden”. Others answer the questions of the
passers-by. And some of the policemen turn their head saying they
are not from Warsaw and cannot show this or that building or street.

Generally the residents of Warsaw themselves find it difficult to
answer questions about the localities. On the way to the Royal Palace
there are 15 police cars one after the other. The security regime
has been enhanced. Warsaw is responsible for high-ranked delegates
of about 46 countries.

It turns out, however, that the security measures do not really
surprise the Warsaw residents. One of them said that for the last two
years the security service has been enhanced. “Now it is safer to walk
in the streets than several years ago”, he said. By the way, in Warsaw
the policemen wear not only black, but also green and orange clothing.