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Morning opening: Belgium to discuss response to drones
Jakub Krupapa
The Belgian government will hold an emergency meeting of the National Security Council this morning To discuss the recent drone outages that have disrupted operations at Brussels Airport in Brusselsl and caused concern after flying over military bases in the country.
As our CHRSSSELS Jennifer Rankin says our long story, The Belgian government has not said who it thinks is responsible for the dronesbut a source told the Belga News Agency that The security services have “little doubt” that a state actor is behind the recent sightings, “probably Russia”. The point was reportedly made at a meeting to prepare the National Security Council on Thursday, reported Le Soir.
In a sign of how seriously it is being treated, the Belgian Defense Minister The French spoke to the Secretary of Nato Mark Rutte Yesterday evening, he was updated on what the authorities knew about the incident. “Allies are providing a welcome service to meet the challenge,” said a NATO spokesman in a statement after their conversation.
The Belgian Prime Minister, Bart de Werefacing a in fact Busy day ahead: After attending the council meeting of the council, he is also expected to meet king Philippe For a chat in the midst of a long-term crisis about the country’s budget. One who watches.
Separately, we will keep an eye on the European statements at the COP30 summit in Brazil, Rutte’s time in Romania, and the French public audit office’s report on Louvre museum, which – going by the first reports in the French media – will be smote.
A lot for us to cover.
it Thursday, 6 November 2025, IT Jakub Krupapa here, and this Long live Europe.
Good morning.