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Trade unionists demand EU puts ‘the wellbeing of people and planet before arbitrary’ austerity
Protestors hold flags and gather during a demonstration against austerity measures in Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.

THOUSANDS of protesters gathered in Brussels today calling for better public services, salaries and living conditions as European Union negotiations continue over the bloc’s new Stability & Growth Pact, which aims to limit debt and deficits for member countries.

Nations seeking to spend their way out of a crisis would instead be tied to a set of austerity policies such as budget cuts and tax increases, which critics say won’t work.

The pact was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic but is due to be reactivated next year.

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