Quotes: European Official on Workers’ Austerity Protests

  • Share
  • Read Later
Protesters carry a banner during a demonstration against the German government's austerity package in Berlin

REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz

“Workers are on the streets today with a clear message to Europe’s leaders. There is a great danger that workers are going to pay the price for the reckless speculation that took place in financial markets.”

— JOHN MONKS, head of the European Trade Union Confederation, on Wednesday’s austerity protests throughout the continent (Via The Telegraph)