Drones, Dogs and More: Belgium Prepares for Cliff-Edge Brexit
- Government preparing for no transition, Finance Ministry says
- Customs operations to be bolstered with dozens of officers
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Belgium is preparing for the potential collapse of Brexit negotiations by bolstering its customs force with drones, dogs and dozens of new officers.
As fears grow across the European Union of a “no deal” Brexit that would see the U.K. crashing out of the bloc without any transition period, Belgium aims to have its new regime in place by the beginning of April. Britain, Belgium’s fourth-biggest trading partner, is due to leave the EU on March 29, 2019, with or without a divorce agreement.