# European Council treats Belarus border crossings as a hybrid attack

Date: 2021

In October 2021 leaders, with [Michel](/people/charles-michel) in the chair, framed arrivals via Belarus as a hybrid operation and backed tighter border measures. Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia had already reduced access. Conclusions are not a regulation.

## People

- Charles Michel: https://factrail.ai/people/charles-michel

## Drivers

- Humanitarian Access: https://factrail.ai/drivers/humanitarian-access

## Sources

- https://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2021/11/belarus-border
- https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/10/22/european-council-conclusions-21-22-october-2021/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-belarus-border-council-2021