Belgium cut off from world by national strike
Source: AFP
BRUSSELS: Belgium ground to a halt in its biggest strike in years on Monday as trade unions grounded flights, cut international rail links and shut sea ports to protest the new government's austerity plans.
In the climax to a month of industrial action against new Prime Minister Charles Michel's policies, striking workers stopped all public transport while most schools, businesses and government offices shut down.
Pickets also blocked traffic outside the Brussels headquarters of the European Union, a 28-nation bloc that has seen years of protests against austerity aimed at cutting debts that threatened the euro currency.
The Belgian strike came days after a day of protest in Italy against Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's ambitious reform plans, while there have been similar demonstrations in Spain and Greece in recent months.
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in the news here over the weekend: possibilities about tax harmonisation, closing of loopholes and a tax on wealth have opened up ("been de-blocked"
that had been closed for decades BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC MOBILISATION.
On the 6th of Nov, we had the biggest demonstration in 30 years, with 120.000 in Brussels.
The times they are changing.
