Brussels, 24/03/2011 (Agence Europe) - On the first day of the European Council, between 20,000 and 30,000 people descended on Brussels on Thursday 24 March to protest against the austerity measures imposed by governments in Europe in demonstrations spattered with clashes between demonstrators and police as groups broke away from the marches.
For almost two hours, a group of protesters, some with their faces hidden by Socialist trade union FGTB scarves rained cobblestones torn up from the...