Czechs protest govt. austerity measures
Tens of thousands of Czech workers including union leaders have taken to the streets of the capital city, Prague, to protest the government's planned austerity measures.
During the protests, the union leaders said their members would bear the brunt of the government's plans to cut pensions, healthcare and social benefits, and called for a new election, Reuters reported. The austerity measures include increasing the retirement age, diverting part of pensions to private funds, and raising payments for healthcare, and etc. "We are refusing your pension theft," a union leader said, addressing the government at Prague's central Wenceslas Square.