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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (6) Slideshow Email Print Reprints Read Tens of thousands march in Brussels over austerity 11:38am EDT Castro attacks U.S. while reading from 50-year-old speech 28 Sep 2010 House set to pass bill aimed at Chinese yuan 10:28am EDT Gold hits 10th record peak in 12 days 11:11am EDT Now "midlife crisis" hits in our 30s: survey 6:56am EDT Shared Tens of thousands march in Brussels over austerity 11:38am EDT House set to pass bill aimed at Chinese yuan 10:28am EDT Gaza's troubled tunnel trade swings into reverse 28 Sep 2010 NASA showdown looms as shuttle workers face layoffs 27 Sep 2010 Editor's Choice 28 Sep 2010 Watched Mexican mayor stoned to death Tue, Sep 28 2010 Glowing new fluorescent angelfish Sun, Sep 26 2010 The day ahead: September 29, 2010 Tue, Sep 28 2010 Tens of thousands march in Brussels over austerity Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Related News Limited Spanish support for strike before budget test 9:32am EDT Spanish unions to stage general strike over cuts Tue, Sep 28 2010 Analysis: Austerity protests may curb euro zone reform Tue, Sep 28 2010 TIMELINE-Euro zone struggles with debt Tue, Sep 28 2010 Special report: Is there power in Europe's unions? Mon, Sep 27 2010 Analysis & Opinion An ironic twist in fiscal policy Related Topics World » 1 / 18 European workers and trade union representatives take part in the ''No to austerity'' protest to demand better job protection in Brussels September 29, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Eric Vidal By David Brunnstrom BRUSSELS | Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:38am EDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people marched through Brussels on Wednesday on a day of protests across Europe against government austerity measures, which unions say will slow economic recovery and punish the poor. Trade unions said they had called rallies in 13 capitals from Lisbon to Helsinki, while Spanish unions held a general strike to oppose measures such as spending cuts and pension and labor market reforms intended to stave off economic crisis. "The main feeling of the people is that for the banking system there are millions and billions of euros, but the social payments are being cut. That's not right," said Ralf Kutkowski, a German coal miner protesting in the Belgian capital. Marchers in Brussels, heading for the EU's headquarters, waved union flags and carried banners saying "No to austerity" and "Priority to jobs and growth." The 50 unions represented included German coal miners, Romanian gas workers and Polish shipbuilders. The protest was led by a group dressed in black suits with black face masks, carrying umbrellas and briefcases, acting as the head of a funeral cortege mourning the death of Europe. The protest organizers, the European Trade Union Confederation, were aiming to get 100,000 people to march. Belgian police and the unions did not immediately estimate crowd numbers but one police official told Reuters at least 50,000 people were taking part. Spain's first general strike for eight years, a protest against the Socialist government's public spending cuts and easier hire-and-fire laws, had a limited impact beyond disrupting transport and some factories. Spanish unions said 10 million people, or more than half the workforce, were on strike. The government gave no numbers. European governments say they have been forced into austerity to avert the danger of a sovereign debt crisis like the one suffered by Greece, but many workers feel they are being punished for problems that were not of their making. "We don't want to take it on our backs," said Philipp Jacks, a German trade unionist marching in Brussels. Graham Smith, a public sector youth worker from Edinburgh in Scotland, said: "The message is we need our public services because the people who need them most are the people being hit most by the crisis." REFORMS SET TO CONTINUE Protests have taken place in many countries in the last few months. Protests on Wednesday were planned in Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Rome, Paris, Riga, Warsaw, Nicosia, Bucharest, Prague, Vilnius, Belgrade and Athens. Greece's main unions, representing about 2.5 million workers, did not strike on Wednesday but plan to march to parliament in the evening to protest against measures prescribed by the EU and the IMF in return for bailing the country out. A few smaller unions called job walkouts. Greek hospitals doctors stopped work for 24 hours and public transport was disrupted. 1 2 Next World Comments See All Comments (6) | Post Comment Sep 29, 2010 9:08am EDT Like squeezing blood from a turnip. It amazes me to watch how graphically socialism fails. People marching in the streets to get their share of money they didn’t earn and that the government doesn’t have to give to them. These people would be more than happy to have their neighbors’ belongings confiscated to protect their pensions or to get another 3% raise. mgwarren99 Report As Abusive Sep 29, 2010 9:43am EDT Right On, mgwarrensas!!!! JB1111 Report As Abusive Sep 29, 2010 10:05am EDT Everybody likes spending on a credit card, but nobody likes to pay it off. Europe is a picture is where America will be in a few years, only worse for us. Our national debt is not just $13 TRILLION, it’s more like $80 TRILLION when all future liabilities are included (such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Free Drugs for Seniors, Obamacare, etc, etc etc). The Federal Government not only misappropriates, it lies. jollypants Report As Abusive Sep 29, 2010 10:08am EDT Am I correct that German legislators voted a pension raise for this currect year when there should have been no raise? Am I not correct that the workers took to the streets to protest that raise? Are the seniors asking for another raise? Has the world created a new class of privileges? Seniors in the US have devastated the health system; thank goodness no one’s been giving them unwarranted pension raises in addition to that. SixthRomeo Report As Abusive Sep 29, 2010 10:10am EDT It will be coming here too. Eventually the money is going to stop. Either by design or by default. I am clinging to my Bible and the rest is ready too. Terry5003 Report As Abusive Sep 29, 2010 11:38am EDT The “people” are NOT demonstrating. The unions are, and the USA is NEXT. It was easy for the Democrats to allow government employees to unionize in order to buy their votes. Now its as much out of control here as Europe where these unions have bankrupted their countries with low productivity, and grossly excessive compensation. The USA is NEXT. cynicalme Report As Abusive See All Comments (6) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. 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