BRUSSELS—Belgium’s transport minister has resigned after a secret European Union report detailing lapses in airport security oversight was leaked in the wake of the March 22 bombings at the Brussels airport and subway.
Prime Minister Charles Michel said Friday that, after talks with Transport Minister Jacqueline Galant, “the minister presented her resignation to the King and the King accepted it.”
The confidential EU document from last year was made public by two Belgian opposition parties. It said the oversight of security measures at the nation’s airports was flawed and cited serious deficiencies in the way safety checks are managed.
The revelations came after the attacks in Brussels killed 32 people, including 16 at the national airport. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Galant had said she had not seen the EU report, but Michel said “a summary of this report was discussed and sent to the minister’s cabinet in June 2015.”
