Unattended bag briefly halts passenger screening at Brussels Airport
Bomb alert at Calais-Fréthun shuts Eurostar route, delays services to Belgium
EU-funded LIM-EX project flags 17 obstacles to seamless France-Belgium cross-border mobility
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Brussels Airport adds 8 manual booths and 6 e-gates to ease Entry-Exit System queues
Brussels Airport will raise its arrival-hall manual passport booths by 66 % in December and add six new e-gates in early 2027 to offset long queues created by the EU Entry-Exit System. Until a Europe-wide pre-registration app is rolled out, mobility managers should budget extra time for non-EU travellers entering Belgium.
Brussels Airport races to expand passport control as EES bottlenecks bite
Brussels Airport will add eight manual passport booths in December and six extra e-gates in early 2027 to relieve multi-hour queues created by the EU’s new biometric Entry/Exit System. The upgrade should cut average arrival waits to under 30 minutes and reduce the risk of missed connections for business travellers.
Commission impatience grows as Belgium misses another EU Blue Card deadline
A 23 October article says the European Commission has issued Belgium a formal warning for failing to transpose the 2021 recast Blue Card Directive, threatening court action and fines. Companies must keep using national permits for highly skilled hires until Belgium publishes implementing decrees.
Flemish Government halts new Brussels Airport flight paths in escalating noise dispute
Flanders has suspended a federal plan to alter Brussels Airport’s landing procedures, arguing the changes could increase aircraft noise in the Flemish suburbs. The move pauses implementation for at least 60 days and injects new uncertainty for airlines and companies that rely on Belgium’s main hub.
Parliamentary bill would give Blue Card applicants a 90-day decision deadline
A draft law approved in committee would force the Belgian Immigration Office to rule on EU Blue Card cases within 90 days, with automatic approval if the deadline is missed. The change aims to speed up talent recruitment—particularly from Morocco—and could take effect as early as 2027.
Ryanair pulls Brussels–Marrakesh route as Belgian aviation tax drives fresh winter cuts
Ryanair will drop its Brussels Zaventem–Marrakesh flight and 19 other Belgian routes this winter, citing a 250 percent rise in national ticket taxes. The cut strips 1.1 million seats from Belgium’s aviation market and forces travellers to use Charleroi or alternative airlines.
Cabinet agenda flags overhaul of foreigners clauses in Belgian Penal Code
The 23 October ministerial agenda lists a forthcoming bill to harmonise ‘legislation relative to foreigners’ within Belgium’s Penal Code. The reform is expected to toughen and streamline criminal provisions on immigration offences, with potential knock-on effects for employers and relocation providers.