Anti-Troika demonstration in 80 European cities includes 11 in Spain
Sunday, June 2, 2013 @ 7:35 PM
HUNDREDS of thousands of people joined in a protest march in 80 European cities yesterday (Saturday) evening against the 'catastrophic policies' of the Troika.
Madrid hosted the largest demonstration on the continent, with several thousand people setting off from the Plaza de Neptuno at 18.30hrs.
The international call-up for protesters said the Troika – made up of the Central European Bank (BCE), the International Monetary Fund (FMI) and the European Commission (EC) – had, through its economic and financial decisions, caused 'poverty, home repossessions, hunger, cutbacks, labour reforms and privatisation'.
Their banners read 'we don't owe, so we're not paying' and 'Rescatan al banquero, desahucian al obrero', which translates as 'they rescue the banks and then repossess the workers' homes'.
As they passed the national PP headquarters, they called for president Mariano Rajoy to resign.
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