Anti-austerity strikes erupt in Portugal Wednesday, November 28, 2012 | 16:34:07 Photo: Reuters Thousands of Portuguese on Tuesday gathered outside the National Assembly building to protest an austerity program for fiscal 2013. Protesters displayed slogans condemning the austerity policy affecting citizens. A representative of the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers, Portugal’s biggest labor union, said they were protesting the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund, the European Union and the European Central Bank in exchange for a bailout package worth 101 billion US Dollars. The austerity measures have triggered a wave of protest. Despite the citizens’ protest, the Portuguese National Assembly has approved a final austerity draft. Tag Anti-austerity Portugal Feedback Submit Others Lotus painting exhibition disseminates pure beauty, hope, and peace IMF warns of increasing risks to global financial stability Nguyen Thi Tam wins silver medal of World Boxing Championship 50 years of "Victorious return" of detainees from Phu Quoc prison