Belgian protests against rising prices as EU summit

After the EU imposed a series of sanctions on Russia, European energy prices and commodity prices rose sharply, and the economy and people's livelihood were hit. On October 20, local time, on the first day of the EU Autumn Summit, the two major trade unions, , Belgium and , organized demonstrations at the headquarters of the EU to protest against rising prices and related government policies.

On the same day, hundreds of people gathered at the EU headquarters in Brussels , hoping that the EU leaders attending the summit will pay more attention to the people's demands and come up with practical measures to improve people's livelihood.

​​Sallemans, head of the Brussels Region of the Belgian Labour Confederation: "Today we want the leaders of the EU institutions to hear the voice of the people, because not only in Belgium, but in Europe as a whole, our lives are facing very difficult Big problem, unable to pay electricity bills, many people have to choose between eating and housing, and paying electricity bills, the problems we face are really big, the EU leaders could have solved these problems, the decision rests with them Hands.”

​​The Belgian National Bureau of Statistics recently released data showing that in the past September, the Belgian inflation rate was as high as 11.27%. Among them, the food inflation rate reached 10.4%. High prices make life difficult for ordinary people. Coupled with the approaching winter, the public's concerns are also increasing.

​​(Editor: Liu Yusi)