September 15 may be a turning point in the tone of protests and peoples decision to go out and march against the politricks of the austerity measures imposed by IMF and ECB to Portugal. The manif titled "Fuck Troika", reunited thousands of people through out the country and some commented it may have been the biggest manif since 1975.
Who's the real enemy? 'Merkel lying, Portugal bankrupt' Protests have started in Portugal's capital Lisbon, where Chancellor Angela Merkel is visiting. People there blame the German leader for their nation's economic hardships. The country had to adopt severe austerity measures to receive a bailout worth almost 80-billion-euros last year. RT's Sara Firth is in the Portuguese capital. Also, to discuss the latest events in the Eurozone, RT's joined by Oliver Janich, the leader of the libertarian German Party of Reason, journalist and author. [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTcK-qBpNgI[/video] Lisbon, Portugal: November 14, 2012 General Strike This is a rush edit of some selects from the general strike in Portugal. A more detailed report of the strike and of the situation in Portugal will be online soon at http://www.globaluprisings.org. [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzodV6ogQwE[/video] Portugal General Strike 14Nov12 - rough cut Images from confrontations between protesters and police at the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon during the European general strike of 14 november 2012 [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7eKsTs66ik[/video]