A rare event. It's rare for a European Commissioner to become the specific target of a popular demonstration. This happened to Frits Bolkestein last Saturday. Six Belgian political parties, Belgian unionists affiliated to various European confederations, the country's main mutual benefit associations and many NGOs arranged a demo against the "Bolkestein directive", which aims to liberalise services in the European Union. Some 5,000 demonstrators took part.
This event confirms that the...