REPORTAGE
The G7 starts only Saturday, but Thursday night, Biarritz will become very difficult to access. Starting at midnight, a part of the city will be divided into two zones: a red zone, reinforced protection, and a blue zone, with restricted access. Residents can access it with a pass ... provided they have recovered.
"It's complicated, but we do it with"
As the aperture of the summit approaches, the queue gets longer. The professionals in the area and the Biarrots do not have many excuses: they could anticipate the event. But for tourists, like Lionel, who came from Marseille, and who rented in the blue zone with restricted access, this "closure" is more destabilizing.
"I became aware of the fact that the G7 was held this weekend just ten days ago," says the father. "I have to ask for a 'pass' for me, my wife, my two children and my vehicle - it's complicated, especially on vacation, but we do it with it."
"We have to keep coming to work"
When his turn comes, Michel, resident of the blue zone, shows his identity card: "I just have the badges to recover". His badge will have to be affixed to his vehicle, and he will always have his 'pass' on him. The approach seems relatively simple but is more complicated for some professionals met by Europe 1 and whose teams must intervene in the red zone, where the diplomatic meetings are held and where access is only possible on foot.
Philippe hopes to get 45 badges for the employees of his cleaning company, without success so far. "We queue for 40 minutes, to find a charming girl but unfortunately can not tell us anything," he says. "We clean hotel rooms and we have to do it, because they are complete ... So, even if we have to come on foot, because there are some who are in the red zone, we must we can continue to work. "
Holidaymakers who have not yet arrived in Biarritz can rest easy: badges will continue to be issued during the summit, especially for tourists arriving on Saturday.