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Many ECB staff are unhappy with plans that would increase their pension contributions (Photo: EUobserver)

ECB staff to strike next week

Employees of the European Central Bank are planning several hours of protest next Wednesday (3 June) in response to a planned increase in staff pension contributions and a perceived "democratic deficit" at the heart of the euro area's central bank.

The International and European Public Services Organisation (Ipso) that represents roughly one third of the bank's 1500 employees sent a letter to ECB's 22-man executive board last week informing it of the union's intentions.

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Many ECB staff are unhappy with plans that would increase their pension contributions (Photo: EUobserver)

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