Eurozone crisis: Portugal protests against austerity

Hundreds of thousands of people took part in protests across Portugal against government austerity measures on the 2 March 2013.

Many carried placards condemning the 'Troika' of the IMF, the European Commission and the European Central Bank, which demanded budget cuts in return for a financial bailout.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Portugal braced for ‘fiscal earthquake’ http://www.europeansources.info/record/portugal-braced-for-fiscal-earthquake/

Deutsche Welle, 03.03.13: Portugal protesters march against austerity http://www.dw.de/portugal-protesters-march-against-austerity/a-16642036

IMF: Portugal and the IMF http://www.imf.org/external/country/prt/index.htm

Blog: EuroppBlog, 07.03.13: The troika should recognise the efforts made by Portugal to rebalance its finances and adjust the country’s bailout conditions http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2013/03/07/portugal-bailout/

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