Hundreds of thousands of people across Europe joined demonstrations or went on strike today as they demanded that governments stop cutting benefits and create more employment.

Workers aimed to present a united front against unemployment and government spending cuts with strikes and demonstrations across the EU today.

Workers across the European Union sought to unite in a string of strikes and demonstrations against austerity measures today.

Spain is facing a general strike today as unions challenge a conservative government not yet 100 days old.

Hundreds of Spanish civil servants chanted protests in central Madrid today as they took part in a one-day strike over wage cuts aimed at reducing the country’s huge deficit.