The Belgian government will reportedly earmark between 2 and 3 million euro (US$ 3-4 million) for improving security around Jewish buildings following the deadly attack at the Brussels Jewish Museum last month, a Belgian newspaper reported.
The funding is part of the federal government’s plan to shoulder security costs for the Jewish community following the 24 May murder of four people at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in the capital’s center, the French-language daily 'Le Soir' said.
The museum was one of the few Jewish institutions of the Belgian capital that did not have constant police protection.
Following the attack, the Netherlands is also reexamining security arrangements for Jewish institutions and will present a plan to improve protection in the coming months, Ivo Opstelten, the country’s minister of security and justice, said in parliament on Thursday.
