• Security This is how the NATO Summit will affect public transport in Madrid

The terraces of the Plaza Mayor in Madrid will be dismantled starting this Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. and until 12:00 a.m. due to the dinner of those attending the NATO Summit at the Royal Palace, as confirmed to EL MUNDO by sources from the

Security and Emergencies Area of ​​the Madrid City Council

.

The establishments do not close, but their activity will be limited: they will only

be able to operate and serve tables inside

.

The space of the terraces will be occupied by the vehicles of the delegations that attend this international meeting.

From the City Council they affirm that it is a measure with a double function: "To

park the cars of the guests

and for security reasons".

For his part, the president of the Guild of hoteliers of the Plaza Mayor,

José Antonio Aparicio

, considers that it is a "logical measure, due to the magnitude of this celebration."

In addition, it states that beyond the indications received "about teleworking and mobility", at the moment Hostelería Madrid has not received "any directive that

restaurants and bars in the city should be closed in any case

".

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