Anti-TTIP demonstrators block Schuman during European summit
by Alan Hope,
Summary
More than 100 people were arrested as protestors took over Schumanplein in Brussels to demonstrate against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Second demo planned for Saturday
A group of
demonstrators blocked all access to Schumanplein in Brussels during
yesterday’s EU summit to protest against the proposed free trade
agreement known as TTIP between the EU and the US and Canada. More than
100 people were arrested.
The
action was organised by the group Alliantie D19-20. Organisers said
2,000 people took part, but police put the number at 600. Following
speeches from organisers, demonstrators blocked access to the square and
forced the metro to be closed. The evening rush hour traffic was thrown
into disarray, with parts of Wetstraat and Belliardstraat blocked.
A total of 105 protesters were arrested, most of them having their details noted before being released. One man was found in possession of a knife and detained. The protest was joined later by a group of demonstrators from Spain calling themselves EuroMarchas, a name that echoes the Marchas groups that sprang up in Spain during the country’s economic crisis.
On Saturday, another major protest demonstration is planned in the area of the European Parliament in Brussels, beginning at around 14.00.
Photo © Wiktor Dabkowski/dpa/Corbis
A total of 105 protesters were arrested, most of them having their details noted before being released. One man was found in possession of a knife and detained. The protest was joined later by a group of demonstrators from Spain calling themselves EuroMarchas, a name that echoes the Marchas groups that sprang up in Spain during the country’s economic crisis.
On Saturday, another major protest demonstration is planned in the area of the European Parliament in Brussels, beginning at around 14.00.
Photo © Wiktor Dabkowski/dpa/Corbis
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