Increase in Prostitution Activities at European Championship Venues
The European Championship attracts a greater influx of tourists, which in turn surges the desire for sex work. A representative from Frankfurt city stated, "There'll be a significant impact on brothels, particularly on hotel-based sex work." The city is gearing up to bolster its support systems in response.
Law enforcement, municipalities, and sex workers are forecasting a hike in sex work during the Football-European Championship. The Frankfurt police predict an increase in the number of sex workers within the city. "There'll be a significant impact on brothels, particularly on hotel-based sex work," said the representative. The city's police force overseeing sex work, a distinct unit stationed at the Ordnungsamt alongside the Frankfurt police, has no information about an influx of registered sex workers. "It's only logical that we prepare for this," said Matthias Heinrich, the head of the unit. This trend has been seen with other major events or trade shows. "It's evident that such situations bring about it."
In Dortmund, they foresee a "heavy utilization of local brothels." Christian Stein, their press spokesperson, made this assertion. The city of Stuttgart also anticipates more sex workers to cater to the raised demand.
Kolja-André Nolte, from the professional association for erotic and sexual services in Cologne, with nearly 1,000 members, the largest such association in Europe, predicts no "dramatic surge" of customers but rather a minor increase during the EM. "Our members don't express fear of being overwhelmed but rather excitement about a few extra clients during the EM."
The cities are making arrangements and setting up support services: Cologne will dispatch more street workers, and the health office in Düsseldorf will substantially broaden its testing options for sexually transmitted infections on match days. The Frankfurt police plan to crack down on street sex work outside the designated tolerance zones. And from Dortmund, it's said: "To safeguard the women, events and awareness campaigns from local organizations and the health department are in the works."
