Unions rattle Brussels with strong anti-austerity march

Some 100,000 people took to the streets of Brussels on the 29 September 2010 and thousands of others did the same in many other cities across Europe to express their concerns about the economic and social situation, which the European Trade Union (ETUC) claimed would be exacerbated by austerity measures.

With this European Day of Action and particularly its key event - the Euro-demonstration in Brussels - the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) intended to give a voice to workers and to make it clear to the European leaders with responsibility for employment and growth that workers are not willing to be sacrificed on the altar of austerity.

A general strike was called in Spain and protesters also took to the streets in Ireland, Italy, Greece, Serbia, Latvia and France.

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EUObserver, 30.9.10: Anti-austerity protests hit dozens of EU cities http://euobserver.com/9/30929

ETUC: Press Release, 29.9.10: European demonstration in Brussels: a resounding success for european workers http://www.etuc.org/a/7700

ETUC: Press Release, 29.9.10: European trade Union Day of Action to say " No" to austerity measures http://www.etuc.org/a/7689

ETUC: Euro-demonstration 29 September 2010 : No to austerity – Priority for jobs and growth! http://www.etuc.org/a/7407

PressEurop, 30.9.10: Can anything stop the cuts? http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/349891-can-anything-stop-cuts

La Tribune, 29.9.10: Revolt gathers against budget caps http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/349201-europe-revolts-against-cuts

BBC News, 29.9.10: European cities hit by anti-austerity protests http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11432579

Deutsche Welle, 29.9.10: Europeans rally against national austerity measures http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6057523,00.html

France24, 29.9.10: EU cities hit by wave of protests against austerity measures http://www.france24.com/en/20100929-anti-austerity-protests-europe-brussels-march-madrid-strike

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