Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo considers "
possible
" to organize again "
some major festivals
" in "
the second half of the summer
", as the meeting of electronic music Tomorrowland, said Sunday his cabinet.
The details are to be announced Tuesday by the consultation committee, which brings together the federal government and the federated entities.
"
One of the options considered is to grant access on the basis of the European green certificate
", according to this source.
This European health certificate, with a QR code attesting that its holder has been vaccinated, has passed a negative test or is immune after being infected with Covid-19, is currently the subject of negotiations within the EU. with the objective of being in place before the end of June.
EU heads of state and government discussed it during the Porto summit held on Friday and Saturday, but this harmonized pass system between the 27 is still the subject of differences.
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Entry limited to Europeans and UK residents
Entrance to festivals would only be possible with tickets purchased in advance to allow tracking, and access would be limited to visitors from Europe and the UK, it said.
The Belgian leader "
is convinced that it should be possible to organize (this) correctly and safely
", indicates his cabinet, explaining in particular that "
by August, all adults
" in Belgium "
will have had the opportunity to be vaccinated
”.
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Alexander De Croo spoke this weekend with, among others, the organizers of the Tomorrowland festival.
This event, one of the biggest electronic festivals in the world, is scheduled to be held from August 27 to September 5 in Boom in Flanders (north).
In 2020, the festival, like others in Belgium, had been canceled due to the pandemic, the organizers falling back on a virtual edition.
The Belgian authorities have started to relax the containment measures put in place in the country to fight against the spread of Covid-19: on Saturday the curfew was lifted, and the terraces of cafes and restaurants reopened.
