The curfew has changed the entire operation initially planned by the Barcelona’s town hall for New Years Eve. Without chimes or popular celebration on Avenida de Maria Cristina and without nightlife, the priority will be the control of possible illegal parties in public spaces or indoors, where no more than 10 people can gather. The Urban Guard will implement devices to ensure that citizens are not on the street after one in the morning and to ensure the citizenship and safety, report municipal sources.
The various leisure employers have warned of the foreseeable proliferation of bottles and illegal parties that will take place tonight, as nightlife activity is prohibited.
With the challenge of a new New Year’s Eve with restrictions, the municipal police will reinforce its presence in the Public spaces “performing proximity and prevention functions, to enforce health security measures, especially from 1.00 hours with the beginning of the curfew “, has specified the council. The city council has already reinforced 15% operations since the beginning of the Christmas campaign.
The Urban Guard will reinforce the specific device by the illegal party control which includes the monitoring of social networks to detect possible calls. In addresses Neighbors complaints will be attended to by private parties that cause annoyances and exceed the limit of 10 people gathered. Another focus of attention will be the convivial establishments, so that they comply with the closing regulations and legal hours of sale of alcohol.
Squares and beaches
The agents will prioritize the surveillance and control of streets and beaches with a reinforcement of the service at night, coordinated with the Mossos d’Esquadra, which yesterday reported on their operations. As always, there will be special attention to so-called hot spots, such as the city center, the coastline and various squares.
As emphasized by the city council, the device has the objective of ensuring “compliance with the measures adopted by the competent authorities in relation to COVID-19”, as well as controlling the intensive use of public spaces and “correcting alcohol consumption collectively onto the public highway “–that is, the large bottles– and the consumption of narcotic substances in public spaces.
The unauthorized street vending and behaviors that cause discomfort to the neighborhood and behaviors that involve an alteration of coexistence and / or the degradation of public space will be combated.
The arrival of tourists at New Year’s Eve has also increased robberies in the busiest points, for which the agents will carry out functions of prevention of citizen security and actions “aimed at avoiding the commission of criminal acts”, as well as behaviors that cause alterations of public order. They will also be in charge of the functions of proximity, assistance and assistance to citizens, and the general surveillance of public spaces.
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