France Deploys Anti-Drone Unit to Belgium as Airspace Disruptions Persist
Major Rail Works Cripple Limburg Corridor, Forcing Detours and Replacement Buses
Weekend Engineering Closes Brussels Airport Rail Station, Alters International Timetable
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Cross-Border Road Operation Nets Five Fugitives on E25 Corridor
A Belgian-Dutch police sweep on the E25 motorway, disclosed on 8 November, arrested five wanted individuals and issued scores of fines, highlighting the continuing use of temporary Schengen border checks that can delay corporate road transport and employee mobility.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.