Belgium was hit by a national strike on Monday, with air and rail traffic severely affected as workers protested against pension reform plans.About 40 per cent of flights taking off or landing at Brussels airport - Belgium's largest - were cancelled, as baggage handlers, security staff and other personnel downed tools, the company operating the...

Manifestation pour les pensions : La police déconseille de se rendre à Bruxelles en voiture lundi

La Libre

Brussels

Belgium

Demonstration for pensions: Police advise against traveling to Brussels by car on Monday

Almost half of all flights at Brussels airport were cancelled as luggage handlers, security and other ground staff went on strike against govt.’s against govt.’s pension reforms

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The Hindu

The Hindu Group

India

Nationwide strike in Belgium hits air and train traffic

BRUSSELS - A nationwide strike in protest against possible pension reforms crippled air and rail traffic in Belgium on Monday and many schools remained shut.

The Straits Times

Singapore Press Holdings

Singapore

At least 22,500 people from Flemish education alone want to go to Brussels on Monday for the union action on pensions. That is what Koen Van Kerkhoven of the Christian education union COC said on Sunday afternoon.

Alleen al vanuit het Vlaamse onderwijs willen minstens 22.500 mensen maandag naar Brussel trekken voor de vakbondsactie rond de pensioenen. Dat zegt Koen Van Kerkhoven van de christelijke onderwijsvakbond COC zondagmiddag.

Vakbonden verwachten maandag zeker 22.500 Vlaamse leerkrachten in Brussel voor betoging tegen hervorming pensioenen

Het Nieuwsblad

Mediahuis

Trade unions expect at least 22,500 Flemish teachers in Brussels on Monday for a demonstration against pension reform

A widespread strike in Belgium has severely affected air and rail operations, with almost half of Brussels airport flights canceled and national trains running minimally. Public transport and schools were disrupted as teachers and other workers protested proposed pension reforms amid stalled government negotiations following the June 2024 election.

Devdiscourse

Belgium Paralyzed: Transport and Education Strike Over Pension Reforms

Strike in Belgium, flight cancellations expected at Brussels Airport on Monday - Disruptions are expected in public transport throughout the country.

Sztrájkol Belgium, járattörlések várhatók hétfőn a brüsszeli repülőtéren - Az egész ország tömegközlekedésében zavarok várhatók.

Sztrájkol Belgium, járattörlések várhatók hétfőn a brüsszeli repülőtéren

Index

Budapest

Hungary

Strike in Belgium, flight cancellations expected at Brussels Airport on Monday

The Brussels police expect major traffic jams on Monday in the center of the capital due to the union demonstration for pensions....

La police bruxelloise s'attend à de gros embarras de circulation lundi dans le centre de la capitale en raison de la manifestation syndicale pour les pensions. ...

Trade unions in the country denounce the plans to cut pension budgets by the governing coalition.

Les syndicats du pays dénoncent les projets de coupes budgétaires dans les retraites de la coalition gouvernementale au pouvoir.

Les transports en Belgique fortement perturbés en raison d'une grève nationale pour les retraites

France Info

State of France

Strasbourg

Bas-Rhin

Grand Est

France

Transport in Belgium severely disrupted due to a national strike for pensions

At one Brussels airport, all departures are cancelled after midday as "security can no longer be guaranteed"

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Euronews

European Broadcasting Union

Flights and trains at a standstill in Belgium due to nationwide strike

Since 10 pm on Sunday, a nationwide strike in Belgium has disrupted traffic and public services in response to the government's planned pension reform.

rtl.lu

Bertelsmann Stiftung

Luxembourg City

Luxembourg

Train, bus, and air traffic: Nationwide strike in Belgium until Monday

Half a year after the election in Belgium, a new centre-right government is emerging. Among other things, deep cuts to the welfare state are expected - not everyone is willing to accept that.

Ein halbes Jahr nach der Wahl in Belgien deutet sich eine neue Mitte-rechts-Regierung an. Erwartet werden unter anderem tiefe Einschnitte in den Sozialstaat - das wollen nicht alle hinnehmen.

Flights cancelled as Belgium hit by national strike over pension cuts

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