Belgium’s three‑day stoppage pitches Europe’s cargo planners into extra innings

24.11.2025

Belgium’s unions have picked the last week of November to remind shippers who really controls the scoreboard.

Starting today, a rolling, three‑day national strike will successively hit rail, public services and then «the entire economy», with the country’s logistics backbone squarely in the firing line.

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