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General strike begins in Belgium against cuts in social benefits and pensions
2025-01-14
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] A general strike against the reduction of pensions and social benefits by three billion euros began on the evening of January 12 in the capital of Belgium, the city of Brussels, and will last 24 hours. This was reported by the RTBF television channel.

The strikers intend to protest against plans to cut social security and pension contributions by three billion euros a year. Such plans were announced by the candidate for the post of prime minister, the leader of the far-right party "New Flemish Alliance" Bart De Wever.
Mr. De Wever wants to keep the government from bankrupcy. The strikers don’t care, as long as they get theirs first.
The protest action is being held with the permission of the Brussels authorities. Teachers, public transport workers, railway workers and airport workers, including security personnel and loaders, as well as prison and utility workers, postmen and firefighters have announced their participation in the strike. According to trade union estimates, between 50,000 and 100,000 people will take part in the strike.

During the protest action in Brussels, public transport will practically cease to operate, except for one of the three intercity buses, the number of trains has been reduced and about 70% of flights have been cancelled. The center of Brussels will be closed to protesters, and city residents are advised to refrain from traveling around the city in personal vehicles.

Earlier, Regnum reported that employees of the Volkswagen car concern began a strike on December 2 against job cuts and the closure of part of the production. Volkswagen's plans to close factories in Germany became known in early October. It was noted that one of the reasons for the crisis in the car concern was the decline in interest of local consumers in electric cars. In August, sales in the EU fell by almost 44%, in Germany alone - by almost 69%.

On December 19, German trade unions and Volkswagen almost reached an agreement on preserving the concern's enterprises in Germany. The parties are leaning towards a restructuring that implies the abolition of bonuses, but provides employment guarantees until 2030 and the preservation of the work of all plants.

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