In January 2007, the Council of Europe implemented its new security system. The new badges – which held a photo plus information on one side and a magnetic strip on the other – granted the owner access to certain areas of the Palais de l’Europe. The respective doors opened, as soon as a badge was…
In the car park at night
In the evening of the very first day after the implementation of the Council of Europe’s new security system, a reception was held. When I was ready to leave, I offered a colleague to drop her off at her house on my way home. In front of the – now locked – door, leading to…
Please open your glove box!
During the Parliamentary Assembly, security at the Council of Europe is reinforced. One day, one of the guards at the entrance to the garage requested, that I open the glove box of my car. Slightly amused I informed him, that Smart cars don’t have glove boxes. Irritated by this unexpected development, the man asked me…