Thousands march on EU summit to demand end to austerity
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/The Associated Press
Union members wave flags and march in Brussels.Geert Vanden Wijngaert/The Associated Press
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/The Associated Press
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/The Associated Press
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/The Associated Press
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/The Associated Press
Belgian metal workers march in Brussels.Geert Vanden Wijngaert/The Associated Press
A group of Polish nurses protest against austerity cuts during the demonstration in Brussels.Virginia Mayo/The Associated Press
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/The Associated Press
Union members march in Brussels.Geert Vanden Wijngaert/The Associated Press
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/The Associated Press
Union members march in solidarity in Brussels for Caterpillar employees who have lost their jobs.Geert Vanden Wijngaert/The Associated Press