Friday evening, Belgian Interior Minister Pieter De Crem ((CD&V), had announced that family visits between border countries were authorized as of this Saturday. This Saturday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Philippe Goffin, took over in communication. He confirmed the announcement, stating that for the Grand Duchy from Luxembourg, it was even possible to go shopping there. But this Saturday morning, many Belgians contacted us via the orange button Alert us: they were driven back to the French border. We then contacted the French Ministry of the Interior, which ensures that there is no reopening agreement for this Saturday and that the border therefore remains closed.
This Monday morning, Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes reacted to this matter during his visit to the Atomium, deploring a communication problem.
“It should have been communicated more quickly that there were agreements with the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg and that these were not yet completed vis-à-vis France. I regret that the communication did not follow as clearly as the situation was“said the Prime Minister.
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