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EU Commission Denies to Comment on Belgian Transport Minister's Resignation

© AFP 2023 / VIRGINIE LEFOUR / BELGABelgian Minister of Mobility Jacqueline Galant gestures during a plenary session of the Chamber at the federal parliament, in Brussels, Thursday 14 April 2016
Belgian Minister of Mobility Jacqueline Galant gestures during a plenary session of the Chamber at the federal parliament, in Brussels, Thursday 14 April 2016 - Sputnik International
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The European Commission does not have any comments on the resignation of Belgian Transport Minister Jacqueline Galant over airport security, European Commission spokesman Alexander Winterstein said Friday.

The blown out facade of the terminal is seen as a fire truck drives down the ramp at Zaventem airport, one of the sites of two deadly attacks in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - Sputnik International
Belgian Transport Minister Tenders Resignation Over Airport Security
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) Earlier on Friday, Galant resigned from the office following media reports that the transport minister was aware of insufficient security at Belgian airports prior to the March 22 terror attacks but failed to notify the cabinet of ministers on the issue.

"We have no comments on the changes in national governments… We have also no comments on leaked documents," the spokesman said.

In late March, two suicide blasts ripped through the departure hall of the airport in Brussels' northeastern municipality of Zaventem while another explosion hit the Maelbeek metro station near the headquarters of the EU institutions in Brussels, killing over 30 people and injuring at least 300.

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