Brussels is preparing for the arrival of anti-pass convoys despite their ban

Europe 1 with AFP 5:34 p.m., February 13, 2022

The Belgian authorities reminded the participants of the anti-vaccination pass convoys on Sunday that it was forbidden to demonstrate on Monday in the capital, while multiplying the warnings to the inhabitants about the difficulties of access to hospitals and the airport.

The Brussels police have posted instructions in four languages ​​on social networks - French, Dutch, German and English: ban on demonstrating with vehicles, advice not to go to Brussels by car, channeling of convoys in a parking lot from the exhibition center, on the outskirts of the city, "the only place where static action will be tolerated".

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Some of the French demonstrators of the movement called "freedom convoys", like the convoys in Canada which paralyze Ottawa and have been emulated in several other countries, left the Paris region on Sunday to reach Brussels after coming to the French capital to denounce the vaccination pass.

Some participants of a similar demonstration organized in The Hague also announced their intention to go to Belgium.

The Belgian authorities have banned these convoys which do not have authorization to demonstrate and have put in place means to prevent the blockade of the Brussels-Capital Region.

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Friday advised protesters to give up coming to Brussels.

"I say to those who come from abroad: look at the rules in Belgium. We never had rules that were too hard and we don't have so many anymore. So complain at home," he said. spear.

Checks are planned at the border and vehicles coming to the capital despite the ban will be diverted, the authorities warned.

Brussels airport advised travelers to take precautions on Monday and come by train for fear of blocking access routes.

The UZ university hospital in Brussels for its part warned that it could be difficult to access.