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Brussels protesters clash with police before EU summit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12849287
24 March 2011 Last updated at 11:58 GMT
"Police in the Belgian capital Brussels have used water cannon and tear gas on protesters hurling bottles and stones ahead of an EU summit."
So, what is the BBC's source for blaming the trade unionists for the violence? The police? Police forces the world over have traditions of not always telling the truth about things like that; using police provocateurs; etc.
"Scuffles began when a small group of protesters moved into the Rue de la Loi, a street close to the summit venue in the city's European quarter. The group reportedly grew in size as the confrontation increased. Thousands of other demonstrators have been protesting peacefully in the city against EU austerity cuts.
Trade unions called on them to challenge moves to commit governments to a new "Euro Pact" that seeks to moderate wages in a bid to make Europe's economy more competitive against global rivals.
The two-day summit of the EU's 27 heads of state and government is due to start today at 1600 GMT.
The European Commission's annual examination of growth as well as the competitiveness pact launched by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will drag wages and social rights down to dangerous levels," Belgium's CES union said in a statement."
http://www.etuc.org/a/8505
http://www.etuc.org/a/8515
http://www.youtube.com/user/etucces
The CES (ETUC in English), is not a Belgian, but an European trade union.
Some photos of the Brussels demonstration are here.
http://www.dewereldmorgen.be/foto/2011/03/24/betoging-voor-een-sociaal-europa
Portugal PM Steps Down; Next Step Bailout?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNzuV2o26qc
INET annual conference April 8-11, 2011 at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
http://ineteconomics.org/initiatives/conferences/bretton-woods
USA: Maine Governor Paul LePage extends war on workers to war on art about workers:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/24/959501/-Maine-Gov-Paul-LePage-extend...
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