2023-08-23 08:43:42
In recent years, Brussels North and Brussels South stations have been the scene of attacks, sometimes with knives or firearms. Incidents that threaten the safety and well-being of travelers and local residents, and harm the image of Brussels.
Following the various testimonies, figures and calls for help in recent weeks, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has decided to bring together the various parties concerned. More specifically, they are delegates from the federal offices of the Prime Minister, Home Affairs, Asylum and Migration, and Mobility. the Brussels Region and the municipalities of Anderlecht and Saint-Gilles are also involved, as well as the SNCB
According to our colleagues from Bruzz, the first meeting would have taken place last Monday.
For its part, the N-VA calls for a political leap forward. The Flemish party has drawn up a plan which includes, in particular, a ban on the consumption of alcohol and gatherings in stations and their surroundings, as well as the establishment of a permanent police station at the Gare du Midi.
The Flemish party has drawn up a plan which includes the Brussels Region banning the consumption of alcohol, gatherings, begging and the installation of tents in and around stations at night. In addition, the plan also includes a ban on street prostitution and the limitation of fixed prostitution to a few defined areas.
The N-VA is also advocating for the establishment of a taskforce, via the regional security council, to strengthen coordination between local police areas, the federal police, Securail and the railway police. The party is also in favor of the installation of a police station within the Gare du Midi and a strengthening of the regional security antenna within the Gare du Nord.
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The cameras installed in stations should be integrated into the regional video surveillance system in order to facilitate the sharing of recordings with the police, further believes the political formation.
Finally, the N-VA considers, like the Minister of the Interior Annelies Verlinden, that it would be appropriate for the Minister-President of the Brussels Region, Rudy Vervoort, to ensure coordination between the various actors with a view to an integrated approach .
The CEO of SNCB, Sophie Dutordoir, sent a letter last week to the federal, regional and municipal authorities asking them to reinforce both safety and cleanliness around the Brussels-Midi station. She pleads for the designation of a single body ensuring coordination between the various partners involved and the installation of a police station in Brussels-Midi. According to the SNCB, the situation in and around the station is today “dramatic” in terms of nuisance and incivility.
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