Belgian PM @alexanderdecroo has tonight announced a ban on non-essential international travel, starting Wednesday 27 January and lasting until 1 March.
People coming in to or leaving Belgium will need to be doing so for one of these essential reasons: brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-a…
People coming in to or leaving Belgium will need to be doing so for one of these essential reasons: brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-a…
At the same time, the PM announced a schedule for a relaxation of Belgium’s 2nd lockdown, in place since 2 November.
“The coronavirus situation in our country has stabilised,” he said. “Our figures are better than in most other countries in Europe, thanks to our perseverance.”
“The coronavirus situation in our country has stabilised,” he said. “Our figures are better than in most other countries in Europe, thanks to our perseverance.”
“Let this be clear: we are not building a wall around our country,” De Croo says. “Coming and going is still possible, but there will have to be a good reason.”
The government says it is not closing its borders with EU neighbours, only forbidding non-essential travel to them.
This will mostly be checked at airports and train stations. For the moment there are not plans to actually seal off the land border as happened last Spring.
This will mostly be checked at airports and train stations. For the moment there are not plans to actually seal off the land border as happened last Spring.
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