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Banks in Belgium could soon be allowed to open all day on Saturdays, under a new working agreement currently being negotiated with trade unions.
A "wave of industrial action" against Belgian pension reforms and the cost of living could bring disruption on Friday - with a rally planned in Brussels and blockades in parts of Wallonia.
Belgian police are planning a work-to-rule on Friday (12 October), with potentially longer queues at airport security and more roadside checks on vehicles.
Trade unions in Belgium are planning a day of industrial action on 2 October against pension reforms - but have stopped short of calling a general strike.
The socialist union representing workers at rail authority SNCB is staging a 48-hour strike starting at 22.00 on Thursday.
Getting around Brussels will be a bit more difficult this Wednesday because of a strike and demonstration called by most of the major trade unions against federal government pension reforms.
Two trade unions are calling on civil servants to shut down public services on Monday 30 April in a one-day strike.
Union members are stationed at AB InBev breweries across the country, blocking delivery trucks from entering or exiting.
Belgium's socialist trade union promises a 'hot autumn' starting in September “in order to highlight the problematic austerity measures of prime minister Charles Michel's government”,
