OREANDA-NEWS  All flights have been cancelled at Belgium's largest airport, Brussels—Charleroi, due to a nationwide strike. This is reported by France 24.

Representatives of the air harbor stated that she could not continue working due to staff shortages. In addition, a nationwide strike triggered by the government's austerity plan has caused disruptions to public transportation. Tens of thousands of people are expected to join the demonstration, which will take place in the capital of the European Union (EU) on Wednesday, October 15.

Strikes have been taking place in Belgium since Flemish nationalist Bart de Wever took over as prime minister in February. "Faced with a budget deficit that violates EU rules, the government is seeking to reform the pension system, which has angered trade unions," the article says.

Earlier, Europe's largest airline, Lufthansa, faced a pilot strike. The dispute with the union concerns pensions paid by the company to almost five thousand employees.