2024-01-06 22:24:00
Activists mixed in with the crowd at the event. They raised flags and chanted slogans.
“The police initially acted as a mediator, asking that the action stop and to show respect for the public who were present. Some activists complied with our request and stopped their protest. But ten other people continued to raise flags. They were escorted out of the tent. Which happened without incident,” confirmed local police spokesperson Dirk Van de Sande.
Since January 1, Belgium has held the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU.
To highlight the Flemish part of the presidency, a free festival was organized in Mechelen. The main stage was set up under a tent on the city’s Grand Place, and a 50-piece symphony orchestra, led by composer and conductor Dirk Brossé, performed there.
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