2023-09-16 17:39:00
This Friday, a camp of 80 tents was set up at Place Sainte-Croix, just next to Place Flagey in Ixelles. Supported by several associations and citizen groups, asylum seekers demanded a lasting reception solution (legally obligatory in view of their status).
The night from Friday to Saturday was restless in Flagey. A fight broke out around 6 a.m. with “drug addicts from outside the camp,” a source on site explained to us this Saturday morning. “Several people (6 in total) were injured and some hospitalized.”
During the fight on Saturday morning, two people were administratively arrested by the police and placed in a closed center by the Immigration Office, according to de Bruzz. Nicole de Moor (CD&V), Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, explains to our colleagues that these people had received a decision refusing their request.
Police spent much of Saturday at the scene. Also mobilized all day, the acting mayor of Ixelles, Audrey Lhoest (Ecolo), was able to propose a solution around 6:30 p.m.
”The region, through the offices of Minister President Rudi Vervoort (PS) and Minister Alain Maron (Ecolo) found a permanent site and opened 80 places, i.e. the number of applicants present in Flagey. The solution is available this Saturday evening and might last at least a month.” The exact location is not communicated at the moment. “Bruss’help will ensure coordination and Umbrella Refugee will provide supervision.”
On site, the asylum seekers accepted the offer despite certain negotiations. Those entitled to federal accommodation fear returning to the streets once the regional solution expires. Finally, those with this status had additional guarantees. Around 7:30 p.m., a bus had already taken some of the applicants to their new accommodation.
The collective, Stop Crise Accueil recalls that “it is the region which found a solution. The federal government (which has responsibility for welcoming asylum seekers) has once once more failed to take its responsibilities. The solution is not sustainable and there are still many other people who need to be accommodated.”
“Nicole de Moor continues to consciously leave thousands of people on the streets,” says one camp participant.
On the region’s side, the observation is shared: “once once more, it is the Region and the Brussels municipalities which take their responsibilities in the face of the federal government’s shortcomings,” comments the Maron cabinet.
The groups present on site plan to continue their awareness-raising operations this Sunday in Flagey.
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