Some 10,000 workers from across the European Union protested outside a summit of EU leaders Thursday, demanding an end to years of austerity and more focus on curbing soaring unemployment.
French union members light a flare during a demonstration outside an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, March 14, 2013. Thousands of workers are converging on EU headquarters to demand an end to austerity measures. (Virginia Mayo/AP)
Union members wave flags and march in Brussels. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP)
A French union member, wearing a heat shield, stands with other protesters outside an EU summit aimed at boosting growth and reducing unemployment. (Virginia Mayo/AP)
Union members light a fire during the demonstration. Thursday’s protest showed the frustration of the European trade union movement after years of austerity imposed by EU leaders. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP)
Protesters pose with EU bags over their heads and nooses around their necks during a protest outside the Spanish parliament in Madrid, March 14, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of evictions have taken place during Spain’s deep recession. (Paul White/AP)
Union members march during in Brussels. Despite years of austerity measures, the recession drags on, driving ever more people toward unemployment and poverty, union leaders said. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP)
Belgian metal workers march in Brussels. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP)
A group of Polish nurses protest against austerity cuts during the demonstration in Brussels. (Virginia Mayo/AP)
Protesters wear mock coffins and hold banners in Brussels. The sign on the right reads, ‘No to austerity, decommission the government and send the bankers to prison.’ (Virginia Mayo/AP)
Union members march in Brussels. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP)
Protestors put up a banner outside the EU summit in Brussels. The banner reads, ‘No to the Europe of Bankers and Big Business, another Europe is possible.’ (Virginia Mayo/AP)
Union members march in solidarity in Brussels for Caterpillar employees who have lost their jobs. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP)
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