The EU plans to stockpile critical minerals as a precaution against potential supply disruptions due to geopolitical tension, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing a draft.
Belgium will introduce border checks on people coming into the country to clamp down on illegal migration, the government said, in another limit on free movement across Europe's Schengen zone.
Brussels Airport will cancel several flights on Tuesday, while while Charleroi Airport plans to suspend all departures the same day due to a nationwide strike over the government's austerity policies.
Last month was the world's warmest January on record, continuing a streak of extreme global temperatures despite a shift towards the cooling La Nina weather pattern, EU scientists said on Thursday.
