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Arrests as Rioting Youths Clash with Police at Brussels South
- Violence erupted near Brussels Central Station on Friday after a march of about 30,000 people, with police using water cannon and tear gas to disperse clashes in central Brussels.
- Belgian Prime Minister Bart Wever said on Thursday that painful budget measures were needed to avert a debt spiral, prompting opposition from unions including FGTB, ABVV, Christian CSC, and ACV.
- Officers detained 21 people, including 13 minors, while demonstrators carried placards reading "Education is a right, not a privilege" and 141 schools remained shut around the country.
- Following the strike that disrupted public transport and air travel, unions have called for another round of nationwide school strikes next Tuesday.
- The Belgian walkout joins student protests in France and Italy over education funding, while tens of thousands have rallied in Spain over a housing crisis, reflecting broader unrest across Europe.
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Hundreds of young people and workers took to the streets of Brussels and Liège to reject a cut of 10 billion euros.
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