Cell Broadcast in Europe

Netherlands:
The Dutch Government starts to use Cell Broadcasting for emergency warnings. The infrastructure is already in operation with the Operators: KPN, Telfort and Vodafone. It is believed to be the first multi Operator Warning System in the world, based on Cell Broadcasting with Government use.
In cooperation with Dutch IT and Telco companies the Dutch Government wants to achieve the goal to being able to instantly communicate to more than 7.7 million mobile phone users in case of an emergency

Belgium:
Belgian interior minister Patrick Dewael intends to warn every Belgian resident via (CB)SMS in times of national emergency. Apparently, Belgium will be one of the first European countries to use cell broadcast for this purpose.