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Madrid street after police cleared protesters, 14 Nov 2012 (photo: Roee Ruttenberg)
WATCH: Spanish protesters join European demonstrations against austerity
Madrid, Spain – Thousands of demonstrators took the streets of nearly a dozen Spanish cities on Wednesday, protesting against government plans to cut spending in ways they say unfairly target the poor and working classes.  WATCH Roee Ruttenberg reporting from Madrid.    
By Roee Ruttenberg November 14, 2012
Spanish demonstrators outside of the Madrid City Hall protest government austerity measures, July 19, 2012 (photo: Roee Ruttenberg)
Thousands protest austerity measures in Spain
Madrid – In Spain on Thursday, yields on the country’s five-year bond reached a 16-year record high as the Conservative government tried to convince investors and European finance ministers that Spain can properly handle its budgetary crisis. The news came as tens of thousands of protestors took the streets in some 80 cities across the…
By Roee Ruttenberg July 19, 2012
Leaders of Europe's biggest economies met in Rome in a further bid to save the continent's shared currency, the Euro (photo: EnvironmentBlog)
Heads of Europe’s biggest economies meet in Rome
Rome, Italy — Leaders from Germany, France, Spain and Italy meet in rare 4-way meeting to try to reach consensus on Euro crisis plan ahead of critical summit in Brussels. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, easily the biggest fan of the Euro currency among those who attended the so-called “Mini-EU Summit” alongside her on Friday –…
By Roee Ruttenberg June 22, 2012
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