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Hundreds of thousands protest [social welfare reform] in Europe
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| Last Edited | PragCon 3.0 Apr 03, 2004 03:39pm |
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| Media | TV News - FOX News |
| News Date | Saturday, April 3, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Germans turned out in force Saturday to protest their government's drive to trim the welfare state, heeding labor unions' call to "stand up and be counted" as leaders across Europe struggle to reform creaking social programs.
More than 200,000 protesters, blowing whistles and waving union flags, gathered in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate for the biggest rally yet against Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's year-old reform drive. Germany and other European nations are trying to reform generous, and expensive, welfare systems as the average age of their populations rise. the pain. Organizers said turnout nationwide topped 500,000, with big rallies also held in Cologne and Stuttgart.
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