Anonymous Coward User ID: 331956 United States 01/26/2009 11:14 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Crisis meeting called on violent protest across Europe Crisis meeting called on violent protest across Europe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ link to www.telegraph.co.uk] SNIP Crisis meeting called on violent protest across Europe European leaders have called emergency talks to discuss a groundswell of social unrest and violent street protests that have spread across Europe amid the economic downturn.
By Bruno Waterfield in Brussels Last Updated: 9:05PM GMT 22 Jan 2009
Lithuania protest: Crisis meeting called on violent protest across Europe An anti-government protest in front of Lithuania's Parliament in Vilnius. The sign to left reads 'Stop destroying business' Photo: REUTERS
Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Greece and Iceland have all faced social unrest and rioting as unemployment soars and as many European countries have been forced to impose severe cuts to government spending.
A senior EU source has told The Daily Telegraph that a March summit of European leaders will examine the increasing unrest as unemployment rises across Europe and cuts to social programmes bite.
"There are concerns. The EU shares them. It is one of the major challenges for the Spring Council," said the senior European source.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy first raised the spectre of "May 1968" protests spreading across Europe at a Brussels Council in December and "intensive sharing of information" is now under way among a key group of EU governments, including France and Germany.
In the latest development, following days of violent street demonstrations, Iceland's, ruling coalition government, which is not an EU member, on Thursday bowed to protesters and called early national elections to be held this year.
"Regular updates" on the situation in various European countries, such as Bulgaria and Latvia, have been discussed at weekly meetings of EU ambassadors in Brussels, an EU official said.
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Bob Saget
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Benjamin Button
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Bob Saget
User ID: 578679 United Kingdom 01/26/2009 11:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Crisis meeting called on violent protest across Europe OP....your link is showing an error The chariots of God are tens of thousands, and thousands of thousands. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 331956 United States 01/26/2009 11:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Crisis meeting called on violent protest across Europe OP....your link is showing an error
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Bob Saget
User ID: 578679 United Kingdom 01/26/2009 11:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Crisis meeting called on violent protest across Europe Thanks The chariots of God are tens of thousands, and thousands of thousands. |