Belgium Set for Air, Bus and Railroad Delays in Terror Clampdown
SputnikNews.com
03.04.2017
The Belgian government is set to begin collecting all passenger’s names and other data before they board a plane or international train, in a move that could lead to longer waiting times, the Federal Police have warned.
The Belgian Minister’s council, March 31, approved a royal decree that will gather Passenger Name Record from all air travelers and other decrees for train, boat and bus passengers will follow.
The new bill will mean passengers’ names and other data will be recorded before they board an aircraft and will be compared to black lists of terrorist’s names, the Home Affairs Minister Jan Jambon said. The Data on each passenger ticket will be checked against the data on the passenger’s identification.
Belgium has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks — both within its borders and beyond — which have exposed deep flaws in its intelligence services and law enforcement agencies. Despite being part of the EU Schengen ‘open borders area — which allows for unrestricted movement of people — Belgium is set to introduce full border checks for air and railroad travel.
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Belgium has been one of the main countries in Europe to be targeted by radicalized Islamic terrorists, with attacks on Brussels airport, the metro and links with the November 13, 2015 Paris attacks.
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