No big screens for Euro 2016 in Brussels city centre

The City of Brussels has announced it will not place any big screens for the European Championship (Euro 2016) set to kick off later this week. Several different locations within the Brussels-Capital Region, however, will be showing the matches on the big screen. The King Baudouin Stadium will open its doors in the event that the Red Devils reach the semi-finals, writes Bruzz. A combination of the raised terror alert and financial considerations are at the basis of the city's decision.

The following Brussels municipalities outside of the city centre will take part in Red Devil madness by installing big screens in public places: Watermael-Boitsfort (Place Andrée Payfa-Fosseprez), Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (Place Dumon), Auderghem (Place Edouard Pinoy for the matches against Italy and Sweden and any subsequent rounds, and La Place Communale for the match against Ireland) and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (Edmond Machtens Stadium).

While the City of Brussels will not provide any public viewings, a number of private initiatives will allow fans to follow the Belgian matches on big screens, such as in the Jardin Maritime hangar in the Maritime district of Molenbeek.

The Belgian cinema chain Kinepolis will project some of the matches in its cinema near the Atomium in Laeken, including Belgium's three group matches, the semi-finals and the finals.

Of course, numerous cafes across Brussels city centre will broadcast the matches throughout the tournament, on the condition that their screens are not pointed outside, as per city ordinance.