Belgian farmers to block Zeebrugge port as French protests spill over - report

Belgian farmers outraged over rising costs, European Union environmental policies and cheap food imports, plan to block access roads to the Zeebrugge container port in Belgium from Tuesday, financial daily De Tijd reported. The protesters plan to bar access to the North Sea port, the country's second largest, for at least 36 hours from 1400 CET (1300 GMT), the paper reported, citing organisers and police, adding the roadblock could last until Wednesday evening.