On Thursday morning, an act of vandalism took place against the Consular Section of the Polish Embassy in Brussels. The building of the Polish diplomatic post was daubed with red paint, and offensive political slogans were displayed on its facade.
The incident occurred on Thursday at around 3 a.m. Red paint was sprayed on the front door, the façade of the building, and the Polish emblem. The word 'Killers' was written in English on an information board, which states in Belgium’s official languages that the building is the seat of the Polish consulate. The slogan 'J***ć mur' also appeared on the wall. Dog faeces were scattered in front of the entrance.
News of the attack on the Polish consulate was first reported by Polish media RMF24.
The reports were confirmed by Foreign Ministry spokesman Maciej Wewiór. He said the inscriptions were "of a political nature, targeting the security of Poland and the European Union." The incident was immediately reported to the relevant authorities. Belgian police are investigating and analysing CCTV footage, which shows a group of three or four masked individuals vandalising the building; one of them can be seen recording the entire incident on his phone. The police have announced increased patrols around the consulate.
The attack may be linked to the wall on the border with Belarus
Employees of the post told RMF FM that one of the slogans ("J*ć mur" – English: "FK the wall") could refer to the barrier on the Polish-Belarusian border. They also did not rule out the possibility that the incident was a provocation intended to cause unrest and confusion.
The attack happened on the same day as a key European Union summit in Brussels, during which decisions were made on financial support for Ukraine. The talks concluded with plans to provide Kyiv with around €90 billion in loans over the next two years.
The damage began to be cleaned up as early as Thursday. A specialist company removed the paint from the façade and information boards within hours. Currently, there are no visible signs of damage, and the consulate’s work has not been interrupted. No one was injured in the incident.
This is not the first attack on facilities belonging to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In May 2022, red paint was sprayed on the Polish embassy in Moscow, and in August of the same year, during a demonstration in Warsaw, the doors of the ministry’s headquarters were damaged and the entrance was covered in paint.