On Friday, thousands of people protested in Brussels, calling for a freeze on rising energy costs as well as improved pay amid high inflation in Belgium and the EU.
Over 16,500 people attended the march despite the fact that it was below zero degrees in the Belgian capital that day, according to police.
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Leading trade unions supported the action, which disrupted public transportation and services in Brussels and other parts of the nation. Some planes had to be cancelled, according to the airport in the capital.
The unions contend that Belgium’s government need to regulate energy costs like its neighbour France. In an unified statement, it was stated that demonstrations will go on until workers’ demands were satisfied.
“Thousands of people are sending a clear message to the government: things can’t go on like this,” leader of the Workers’ Party of Belgium Hedebouw Raoul insisted.
Gas and power costs have increased throughout Europe as a result of the EU’s sanctions against Moscow for the conflict in Ukraine, which have reduced Russia’s energy supply to the region and added to the economic stress brought on by Covid-19.
While consumer inflation in the euro zone as a whole hovered around 10% last month, Belgium’s headline inflation rate was 10.63%.
While consumer inflation in the euro zone as a whole hovered around 10% last month, Belgium’s headline inflation rate was 10.63%.
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