National and municipal police and civil guards will strengthen their presence in the capital | Ifema, the areas near the Royal Palace and the Reina Sofía, among others, will be affected by the summit
Madrid It has been in the “critical” phase in terms of security since the first hour of this Monday Due to the NATO summit which will be held on Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 with the assistance of 40 international leaders and 5,000 attendees who will be protected by 10,000 agents of the security forces.
The most “silent” leg of the security operation baptized as Eirene -the Greek goddess who brings peace- has been assumed by the General Police Information Commissioner in collaboration with CNI, police forces of the rest of the member countries of the alliance, as well as InterpolEuropol and security NATO.
A presence and security measures that they will affect the normal life of the citywhere since last Friday the police presence in the streets and other measures have been intensified to maintain minute-by-minute control.
The Eirene operation enters a critical phase
– 10,000 agents deployed. 6,550 national police, the body that will carry the weight of the operation, and 2,400 civil guards. They will be joined by members of the Madrid Municipal Police, Fire, Emergencies and Civil Protection, the security of Casa Real, the Presidency of the Government and Private Security.
– It is constituted in a pavilion of Ifema the Coordination Center, CECORwhich will operate 24 hours a day and in which all the operators who have participated and will participate in the security plan will be represented.
– The National Police has armored Ifema -with the metro station closed- and intensifies cyber patrolling to avoid any threat, including virtual ones with special protection for telecommunications systems and the management of the NATO space at Ifema.
scenarios
– The most affected areas will be those that host the main events of the summit, such as Ifema or the Prado Museumwhich will be closed two days because it will host a business dinner in areas that will not affect the works of art.
– The surroundings of the Royal Palace, the Royal Theater and the Reina Sofía Museumthe axis of Paseo de la Castellana (for the hotels where many delegations will stay) or those at Barajas airport and the Torrejón Air Base will also be altered.
– Outside of Madrid, the Royal Site of San Ildefonso and the Royal Glass Factory of La Granjain Segovia, a visit also included in the escort program.
Traffic affected inside and outside the capital
– The entrances and exits to Madrid by the A-2, the M-11 and the M-40, in the section between these two roads, they will register traffic cuts from tomorrow Tuesdayespecially in the early hours of the morning and in the afternoon, which will cause delays in the rest of the accesses.
– To access Madrid by car, the only high-capacity alternative itinerary is the R-2 to then take the M-50 towards the capital, bearing in mind that there will also be road closures and traffic will be very complicated.
– For journeys to and from Adolfo Suárez Madrid Barajas airport the recommendation is to use Metro and Cercanías.
– From today Monday is prohibited park in the areas marked by the Madrid City Council, with special attention to the central almond of the city.
– The axis of Paseo de la Castellana will be “completely closed & rdquor; at times, as well as the Paseo del Prado, due to the transfer of the different delegations.
– The Ifema Madrid area will be particularly affected, with traffic closures in the immediate vicinity.
Public transport
– Public transport is reinforced with a 10% increase in Metro trains on lines 1, 5, 6 and 10 and, if necessary, also on lines 4 and 9.
– All EMT lines will be free Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
– The station Feria de Madrid will remain closed from Tuesday 28 to 30 June, both inclusive, and the arrival and departure of the area is reinforced with two more bus lines, 104 and 112 of the EMT.
– For security reasons, public transport could be modified in a timely manner, as well as the train frequencys, or the closure and control of capacity in certain stations.
Events around the summit
– Felipe VI offers this Tuesday a gala dinner for the leaders of the 30 countries members of NATO and their companions in the Royal Palace.
– The next day, it will be Sánchez the one who acts as host of the Heads of State and Government at a dinner at the Prado Museum.
– On the occasion of the meeting, there will be an agenda of activities for those accompanying the leaders in which Queen Letizia will host, which includes visits to the Royal Site of La Granja de San Ildefonso (Segovia), the Reina Sofía Museum to contemplate the “Guernica” of Picasso, and the Royal Theater.