The police therefore recommend that commuters use public transport or other means as no cars will be allowed in the area around Rue de la Loi. In case of an overflow, the metro stations Schuman, Maalbeek and Arts-Loi might also be closed in the course of the day.
The blockades will last until approximately 4 p.m.
European farmers, angry at EU green bureaucracy and a squeeze on their incomes, staged a raucous protest in Brussels at the beginning of February, setting fires in front of the European Parliament and toppling a statue.