Thousands of workers have staged strikes and protests across Europe in reaction to tough spending cuts introduced to remedy public deficits [Reuters]
Published On 29 Sep 201029 Sep 2010
Trade union leaders led marches in Brussels, the Belgian capital, while the European Commission proposed tougher sanctions on eurozone countries that breach EU budget rules [AFP]
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In Spain, protesters set fire to cars and hurled eggs at buses as strikes and demonstrations were held around the country [Reuters]
Activists clashed with police as anger over tough austerity measures and a 20 per cent unemployment rate spilled out onto the streets [Reuters]
Spain(***)s two main unions said 70 per cent of civil servants and public workers took part in the strike, however a government minister put the figure at just seven per cent [Reuters]
Wednesday(***)s general strike, the first in Spain in eight years, saw transport grind to a halt in Madrid and Barcelona [Reuters]
In Ireland, police arrested a man after a cement mixer crashed into the front gate of the parliament building in Dublin, while unions held marches outside [AFP]
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Public sector workers were also on strike in Slovenia to protest against government plans to freeze wages until the end of 2011 [Reuters]
A strike was also called in Greece, which has seen a series of actions since the government imposed stringent austerity measures [AFP]
