Thousands across Europe rally against EU policies
… with Videos – Published on Russia Today RT, May 18, 2014.
Thousands of activists took to the streets of Germany and Spain on Saturday to protest the EU’s policies as the union prepares for parliamentary elections at the end of May.
In Germany, the EU’s powerhouse, people participated in a day of anti-Brussels protests in Hamburg and the capital Berlin.
A rally in Berlin broke out into clashes between protesters and police. Around 1,000 people marched through the city’s center to voice their anger against EU policies as part of the so-called ‘Blockupy’ movement. Participants also called for equal rights for refugees, including freedom of movement and residency. Police arrested at least four protesters during the rally.
Blockupy protesters also pelted Berlin’s Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft (House of the German Economy) with eggs filled with colored paint on Saturday, protesting against the European Union’s “crisis management” policies, capitalism, and social injustice.
The German city of Hamburg also had its own Blockupy rally. The march turned violent when anti-EU protesters started throwing projectiles at police. Authorities responded by firing water cannons. Several people were injured in the clashes … //
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