Following situation in Brussels. EU institutions working together to ensure security of staff& premises.Please stay home or inside buildings
— Kristalina Georgieva (@KGeorgievaEU) March 22, 2016
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – The European Commission urges its staff to stay home or remain indoors amid Tuesday's attacks in Brussels, the commission's Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva said.
"Following situation in Brussels. EU institutions working together to ensure security of staff&premises. Please stay home or inside buildings," Georgieva wrote on Twitter.
In addition to a deadly attack at the Brussels airport earlier in the day, explosions were reported at the Maalbeek and Schuman metro stations in the city center. The stations service numerous EU offices.
All EU institutions are at alert level ORANGE — all meetings on premises and outside cancelled, access only for staff with badges
— Kristalina Georgieva (@KGeorgievaEU) March 22, 2016
