Lisbon Treaty - Mass Portugese march
WORKERS, DEC 2007 ISSUE
During the EU summit last month Intersindical, the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers, organised the biggest demonstration in Lisbon in the last 20 years. Up to 200,000 people gathered to oppose the 'neo-liberal' EU reform treaty, which more or less equals the rejected EU constitution.
The funny – or alarming – thing is the fact that these 200,000 people managed to demonstrate almost unnoticed in Britain, without being mentioned by the media. Similarly, the media completely ignored the 27 October rally in London against the Treaty.