Gdańsk will be hosting UEFA EURO 2012 Cup in June 2012. There will be three group matches and one quarterfinal played in Gdańsk.The city PGE Arena stadium provides the seats for 40 000 spectators. Outside the stadium, especially in the fan zones another dozens thousands fans could gather at the same time. Prognosis suggests an arrival of more than 100,000 people to the city. Such a large amount of guests requires a well-organized system of transportation, medical care, as well as security system.

PGE Arena in Gdańsk

Providing professional structure and efficient organizational framework will be essential for a successful event. One of the most important challenges for the organizers is to assure safety for all: players, UEFA representatives, commentators, citizens and of course football supporters. It has to be done according to the idea 'Have fun -feel safe'.The security system will be managed on four levels: international, national, municipal and stadium's. The coordination between all institutions will be ensured by the Central Security Management System. All undertaken activities have been categorized into three fields: security, service and safety. The security level guarantees physical security to the event's participants and citizens.The service concerns all activities that support running the event smoothly. The safety is meant as all efficient and discreet actions which assure participants that there is no danger. Additionally, there is more detailed operational strategy for the police (e.g. National Police, Municipal Guard) based on three priorities: care, tolerance, suppression. Its first task is to provide the information on transport, facilitations and current difficulties.The second priority is tolerant attitude towards even slightly undisciplined football fans and establishing a dialogue, rather than strict punishing. The last one is a rapid and professional suppression of aggressive and dangerous supporters connected with a quick withdrawal of forces after intervention. The efficient implementation of this strategy requires one more element - spotter system, which means effective football fans monitoring from inside. The police officers working as spotters assigned to risky groups of supporter will identify any potential dangerand pass over gathered information to the operational forces.

Finally, the safety measures of PGE Arena are fundamental. It is equipped with the hi-tech sound and monitoring system, consisting of 456 cameras, situated both inside and outside of the stadium. The evacuation of spectators to the safety zones takes just 8 minutes. One can never say that security will be guaranteed in 100%, but Gdańsk Municipal Guard, together with several other law enforcement forces, will do the best to unfold UEFA EURO 2012 Cup in safe and secure environment. However, this event cannot succeed without footballers. Hopefully, they will score lots of goals and provide an unforgettable show.