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> What if the kitchen is on Belgium side, The Netherlands are not allows to do proper health and safety inspection? It seems that way. A couple of years ago Be

> What if the kitchen is on Belgium side, The Netherlands are not allows to do proper health and safety inspection? It seems that way. A couple of years ago Belgium & Netherlands agreed to swap ownership of a small peninsula because it was on Belgian territory, but the only access was from the Netherlands, and so the area was being used for crimes where neither country had legal access: "In short, the Dutch could not go there because it was Belgian, and Belgian police and judicial authorities found it tough to get there. They are not allowed to cross into the Netherlands without permission and the peninsula had no proper landing zone for boats or equipment coming in by water." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/30/belgium-and-the-netherlands-exchange-land-because-it-makes-sense https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/30/belgium-and-th...

detuur 8y ago
By the way, police can now enter each other's countries more easily by now. Belgium and the Netherlands work together on integration through BENELUX, a politico-economical union between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These days it serves as a testbed for integration policies in the EU at large. So recently we signed an agreement that allows our nations' police forces direct access to each other's police databases and to cross borders without having to get prior permission.
- Ftuuky 8y ago
  Portugal and Spain signed a similar agreement.
umanwizard 8y ago
Not exactly the same situation, but this reminds me of the area between the Utah-Arizona border and the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Legally it's part of Arizona but it's much more accessible from Utah (there's no bridge across the Canyon, so to get to the North Rim from the rest of Arizona, you have to drive hundreds of miles out of the way). It ends up being a sort of no man's land. It's difficult to access for Arizona authorities, and Utah authorities don't have jurisdiction there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Strip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Strip
- gpvos 8y ago
  There's an area in Yellowstone National Park where you can kill someone without the authorities being able to sue you.

detuur 8y ago

By the way, police can now enter each other's countries more easily by now. Belgium and the Netherlands work together on integration through BENELUX, a politico-economical union between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These days it serves as a testbed for integration policies in the EU at large. So recently we signed an agreement that allows our nations' police forces direct access to each other's police databases and to cross borders without having to get prior permission.

Ftuuky 8y ago
Portugal and Spain signed a similar agreement.

umanwizard 8y ago

Not exactly the same situation, but this reminds me of the area between the Utah-Arizona border and the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Legally it's part of Arizona but it's much more accessible from Utah (there's no bridge across the Canyon, so to get to the North Rim from the rest of Arizona, you have to drive hundreds of miles out of the way). It ends up being a sort of no man's land. It's difficult to access for Arizona authorities, and Utah authorities don't have jurisdiction there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Strip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Strip

gpvos 8y ago
There's an area in Yellowstone National Park where you can kill someone without the authorities being able to sue you.