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The influx of Belgian visitors this weekend played a role in the hustle and bustle at cities and shopping centers in the south of the country. The Security Council said this in a statement on Sunday about the busyness in shopping areas.

Hubert Bruls, chairman of the Security Council, told the NOS about this: “In the southern cities, such as Eindhoven, Breda and Maastricht, we see many Belgian guests. We cannot have that with us. They come to the Netherlands to shop because the non-essential shops in Belgium are closed, ”says Bruls, who is also mayor of Nijmegen. Many cars with Belgian license plates would also have been seen in Rotterdam this weekend.

Because the shops will also remain closed in the coming period, this will be a specific point in the consultation between the Security Council and the cabinet on Monday, according to Bruls. He says that mayors are not about it, but believes that the Netherlands and Belgium should make agreements about the issue.

Code red

Earlier Sunday, Mayor Annemarie Penn of Maastricht already made a comment about visitors from abroad. “Very disappointing to see that (foreign) tourists in particular do not adhere to the measures and advice!”, She said on Twitter. Code red was issued in Maastricht on Sunday due to the crowds.

According to the Security Council, which includes the 25 chairpersons of the security regions, a call to avoid crowds has had an effect. “In general it was less busy than Black Friday last year.” Where it was too busy, mayors intervened, for example by closing shops earlier.

With a view to the Sinterklaas party and Christmas, the Safety Council will remain in discussion with the Dutch retail trade. “With the aim of corona-safe shopping in the month of December.”

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Read the corona news here Saturday, November 28 back.

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