BRUSSELS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Belgium on Monday ended its ban on non-essential travel within the European Union (EU). As for travel outside the bloc, the European rules remain in force, according to the measures taken by its Consultation Committee.
The consultation committee, which met last week, has taken measures to relax the COVID-19 rules in line with a timetable that gives perspective to the contact professions, hotels, restaurants and catering sectors, cultural activities, as well as the social bubble.
An Alitalia flight lands at the Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Belgium, April 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
A passenger walks in the departure hall at the Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Belgium, April 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
Passengers walk in the departure hall at the Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Belgium, April 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
A woman walks to the departure hall at the Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Belgium, April 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
Passengers walk in the departure hall at the Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Belgium, April 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
A Brussels Airlines flight takes off at the Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Belgium, April 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
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