In 2025, Belgium will launch a campaign to raise public awareness of crisis situations

Sweden and Finland have recently communicated to their populations the procedures to follow in the event of war. Belgium, geographically further from Vladimir Putin’s Russia, does not intend to take a similar initiative. “We don’t want to panic citizens.”explains the spokesperson for the National Crisis Center, the interfederal body responsible for managing emergency situations. However, he adds, “information exists on our website (centredecrise.be). A tab allows you to learn about the good reflexes to have: evacuate or take shelter, have an emergency kit at home, register for Be-Alert (alert system used by the authorities to communicate with the population by SMS, voice calls, emails, etc.), follow the official channels of your municipality, province, the National Crisis Center, etc. In 2025, we will launch a new awareness campaign on the risks and good reflexes to adopt before, during and after an emergency situation.”