Mass General Strike Disrupts Brussels and Nationwide Services
A large-scale general strike organized by labor unions brought significant travel and service disruptions across the Brussels-Capital Region in Belgium [21]. Police established rolling roadblocks for demonstrations, while Charleroi and Brussels airports warned of mass cancellations due to staffing shortages [21].
Date: May 12, 2026
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Conflict: Unrest in Belgium
Category: protest
Severity: HIGH
Source: Unnamed Source