Spain Austerity Protests

Thousands of people took part in a "march for dignity" in Madrid on Saturday to protest against austerity measures on the eve of a closely-watched regional election in southern Spain.

Workers hit by record high unemployment staged May Day protests across Europe on Wednesday, hoping to persuade their governments of the case for easing austerity measures and boosting growth.

Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched through cities across the country on Saturday to protest deep austerity, the privatisation of public services and political corruption.

Police officers from across Spain are protesting the government austerity measures affecting them, including frozen pensions and the elimination of their Christmas bonus.

Police and protesters clashed in Spain and Italy on Wednesday as millions of workers went on strike in organised labour's biggest Europe-wide challenge to austerity policies since the euro zone debt crisis erupted three years ago.

Spain's two main labour unions on Friday called a general strike for November 14, the second such blanket action this year against the government's biting austerity measures.

Tens of thousands of Spaniards and Portuguese rallied in the streets of their countries' capitals on Saturday to protest enduring deep economic pain from austerity measure, and the demonstration in Madrid turned violent after Spaniards enraged over a long-lasting recession and sky-high unemployment clashed with riot police for the third time in les...

Hundreds of firemen, police officers and nurses demonstrated on Monday against Spain's latest austerity plan, a day after thousands hit the streets in protest. "Hands up, it's a hold-up," the protestors cried, repeating a slogan echoed across the country in the ever-frequent protests.

Thousands of Spaniards fed up with economic misery and waving banners against bankers marched on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the grassroots "Indignados" movement that has sparked similar protests around the world. Up to 600 people denouncing the Bank of England rallied in London and a Reuters witness said scuffles broke out between so...

Thousands of people took part in a "march for dignity" in Madrid on Saturday to protest against austerity measures on the eve of a closely-watched regional election in southern Spain.

Workers hit by record high unemployment staged May Day protests across Europe on Wednesday, hoping to persuade their governments of the case for easing austerity measures and boosting growth.

Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched through cities across the country on Saturday to protest deep austerity, the privatisation of public services and political corruption.

Police officers from across Spain are protesting the government austerity measures affecting them, including frozen pensions and the elimination of their Christmas bonus.

Police and protesters clashed in Spain and Italy on Wednesday as millions of workers went on strike in organised labour's biggest Europe-wide challenge to austerity policies since the euro zone debt crisis erupted three years ago.

Spain's two main labour unions on Friday called a general strike for November 14, the second such blanket action this year against the government's biting austerity measures.

Tens of thousands of Spaniards and Portuguese rallied in the streets of their countries' capitals on Saturday to protest enduring deep economic pain from austerity measure, and the demonstration in Madrid turned violent after Spaniards enraged over a long-lasting recession and sky-high unemployment clashed with riot police for the third time in les...

Hundreds of firemen, police officers and nurses demonstrated on Monday against Spain's latest austerity plan, a day after thousands hit the streets in protest. "Hands up, it's a hold-up," the protestors cried, repeating a slogan echoed across the country in the ever-frequent protests.

Thousands of Spaniards fed up with economic misery and waving banners against bankers marched on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the grassroots "Indignados" movement that has sparked similar protests around the world. Up to 600 people denouncing the Bank of England rallied in London and a Reuters witness said scuffles broke out between so...