Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Madrid and other Spanish cities in a mass march against austerity measures, social spending cuts and unemployment.Youth activists dubbed "the indignant" recently started a three-week sit-in in Madrid to pressure the government.
The rallying slogan of protesters is A Europe for its Citizens. They fear that the Euro-pact, which is intended to improve eurozone competitiveness, will mean more cuts.
Note EU-Digest: the voters in Europe should not be surprised to get austerity measures when they vote for conservative leaning parties.
For more: BBC News - Spain: Madrid 'Euro-pact' protesters take to streets
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