Tens of thousands protest Belgian pension reform
Tens of thousands of people marched through the Belgian capital Brussels on Wednesday to protest the centre-right government’s plans to reform pensions.
Police said 55,000 people took part in the demonstration against a points-based retirement system and the planned increase in the retirement age from 65 to 67 years around 2030.
Unions said there were 70,000 protesters. Police said some 25,000 took part in a similar protest in December.
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