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Thousands protest in Brussels in the fifth general strike this year over the federal government's plans to cut and reform pensions, Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Video. Flights cancelled in Brussels amid strike over proposed pension reform

Updated: 26/06/2025 - 10:14 GMT+2

Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Brussels’ Zaventem and Charleroi airports as protesters took to the streets for the fifth general strike of the year to oppose the federal government’s proposed cuts and reforms to pensions.

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