The market vendors feel pushed into a corner and speak of bread robbery when they have to leave. Although the marketplace masters are doing what they can. “We have to take events into account, safety for the police and fire brigade… it is a puzzle,” explains Ostend marketplace manager Kelly Denecker.

During the Christmas market on Wapenplein and the Vegetable Market, the market will remain on site, but will have to move a bit to the side.

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