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Christian union protests in Brussels on Tuesday (Photo: EUobserver)

Europeans protest against wave of austerity

Spanish public sector workers took to the streets on Tuesday (8 June) to protest against government announced pay cuts, while German trade unions called for mass demonstrations this coming weekend after Berlin unveiled its own four-year austerity package earlier this week.

The wave of government belt-tightening sweeping across Europe has already resulted in strikes in countries stretching from Ireland to Greece this year, with Brussels also seeing protests yesterday, although reports s...

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Christian union protests in Brussels on Tuesday (Photo: EUobserver)

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