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SPAIN soladarity w Greece> Hundreds of thousands protest austerity, labor laws. Huge demonstration in 57 cities. Riot police gather in Greece
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[quote:oldboldpilot:MV8xNzg3NDU5XzI5NzA0NjA2X0U3NkIzQTQ4] [quote:Anonymous Coward 331367:MV8xNzg3NDU5XzI5NzA0NTc2X0FBNkMxMkQ2] Only media coverage about spain and greece protests i see is on RT and PressTV. Quite ironic but says a lot about our "free" media. [/quote] How can almost a million people in 57 cities take to the streets, and nearly no one notice or cover it?? [/quote]
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AP: "Hundreds of thousands of protesters were marching throughout Spain on Sunday in the first large-scale show of anger over new labor reforms that make it easier for companies to fire workers and pull out of collective bargaining agreements.
The country's main trade unions organized marches in 57 cities, beginning midmorning in Cordoba in the south and expected to end with evening marches in Toledo and Valencia, with a very large demonstration planned in Madrid from midday..."
Union organizers said around a million people had marched by mid-afternoon, but official figures were not released.
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link to finance.yahoo.com
]
This seems like a big deal
Meanwhile in Greece,
"Riot police guard Greek assembly as protesters gather"
(google for link)
Now the Greek PM has suddenly decided to head early to Belgium
Greek Prime Minister Papademos making sudden trip to Brussels ahead of EU summit
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link to stks.co
]
Looks like anything but a peaceful weekend
Any word from the Spanish or Greek GLP posters?
What's going on in Spain?
Thanks in advance
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