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This morning, Prime Minister De Croo had a videoconference with his Chinese colleague Li Keqiang, on the occasion of 50 years of diplomatic relations between Belgium and China.

Today, The Consultative Committee discussed the epidemiological situation in our country. To reduce the pressure on our healthcare system, it was decided to limit indoor activities, to bring forward the Christmas holidays for nursery and primary schools to 20 December and to switch to hybrid teaching in secondary schools. People are also asked to limit indoors social contacts as much as possible.

Prime Minister De Croo and Prime Minister Johnson signed a joint statement today expressing their intention to open a new chapter of deeper bilateral cooperation and partnership between Belgium and the United Kingdom.

The Consultative Committee took note of the fact that the coronas situation in our countries is rapidly deteriorating with overburdening of the healthcare system, loss of healthcare staff and delay in patient care. Therefore, the Consultative Committee has decided on a new winter package with measures to reduce the number of contacts.

The Prime Ministers of Belgium and Luxembourg today reaffirmed the intense cooperation between Belgium and Luxembourg at the Château of Val-Duchesse. They did so on the occasion of a meeting to mark the 100th anniversary of the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union. The Prime Ministers of both states were also present, as were the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Finance.