June 20, 2022
Over 70,000 Belgian Workers March in Brussels to Protest Soaring Cost of Fuel, Food.
More than 70,000 people rallied in Belgium’s capital Brussels on Monday in a protest against the soaring cost of fuel and food, while strikes at transportation services brought the city home to many of the EU institutions to a standstill.
Workers at the Brussels airport and at local transport networks went on a one-day strike, demanding the government take action against surging prices of food and fuel.
Departures at the airport were canceled as security personnel were also on strike. Most arrivals were also canceled.
Inflation in Belgium and all other European countries has spiked in recent months, to 9% this month, as the war in Ukraine has sent commodity and fuel prices sky-high and has disrupted supply chains globally, which were still reeling from COVID-related disruptions.
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