Weekend Engineering Closes Brussels Airport Rail Station, Alters International Timetable
France Deploys Anti-Drone Unit to Belgium as Airspace Disruptions Persist
Major Rail Works Cripple Limburg Corridor, Forcing Detours and Replacement Buses
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Belgian cabinet endorses €50 million national anti-drone shield for all airports by 2026
Belgium approved a fast-tracked €50 million plan to install counter-drone defences at all major airports and create a national air-safety centre by January 2026, aiming to restore travel and cargo reliability after repeated UAV incursions.
Drone incursions shut Brussels & Liège airports, paralysing Belgian business travel
Unidentified drones repeatedly entered restricted airspace on 7 November, forcing full closures of Brussels and Liège airports, diverting hundreds of passenger and cargo flights and disrupting Belgian corporate travel and supply chains.
Eurocontrol issues ‘zero-rate’ air-traffic restriction over Belgium amid drone threat
Eurocontrol temporarily halted all flights into and out of Belgium on 7 November via a rare ‘zero-rate’ measure after drone sightings, compounding travel and cargo disruptions and highlighting the urgency of national counter-drone upgrades.
China extends 30-day visa-free access for Belgian passport holders until 2026
Beijing has prolonged its visa-free regime for Belgians until end-2026, enabling 30-day trips without paperwork and easing urgent travel for Belgian corporates with Chinese operations.
EU abolishes multiple-entry visas for Russians; Belgian consulates move to single-trip screening
The European Commission ended the practice of issuing multi-entry Schengen visas to Russian citizens on 7 November. Belgian consulates will shift to single-entry screening, lengthening processing times and complicating business travel links between Belgian companies and Russia.