US EditionAviation Police Director Resigns After Border Controls Controversy at Brussels Airport
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Belgium aviation police chief resigns over Brussels Airport border control controversy
On 10 June 2025, Belgium’s federal police confirmed the resignation of the director of aviation police following a controversy over the unauthorized easing of border controls at Brussels Airport. The decision was announced after an internal meeting with senior staff, where it was mutually agreed that the director could no longer continue in their role effectively or calmly. This move has raised significant concerns about airport security and com…
The director of the aviation police of Brussels Airport resigned after the unrest surrounding the easing of border controls, learned on Tuesday Belga from various sources. It had appeared on Friday, from an internal communication to the staff, that the director of the aviation police of Brussels Airport would have ordered to relax the border controls at the national airport when the influx is too large, using systematically an article of the Sch…
Simon De Block can no longer perform his function as director of the Aviation Police "in a suitable and serene manner". He will therefore resign from his position. This was reported by the federal police to our editors.
Brussels Airport police call off plans to strike over passport control changes
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