ITALY: Student protestors throw eggs and tomatoes at police outside the senate moments after newly appointed Prime Minister Mario Monti delivered his first speech to the upper house

Record ID: 861281

  • Title: ITALY: Student protestors throw eggs and tomatoes at police outside the senate moments after newly appointed Prime Minister Mario Monti delivered his first speech to the upper house
  • Date: 18th November 2011
  • Summary: ROME, ITALY (NOVEMBER 17, 2011) (REUTERS) POLICE AT HEAD OF STUDENT PROCESSION WITH COLOSSEUM IN BACKGROUND VARIOUS OF RIOT POLICE AT HEAD OF DEMONSTRATION THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS MARCHING ON ROAD CARRYING FLARES VARIOUS OF STUDENTS MARCHING (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) PIERO BERNOCCHI, ONE OF LEADERS OF COBAS UNION SAYING: "The (Mario) Monti government may be able to enjoy its honeymoon period for another couple of weeks because people are so happy that Silvio Berlusconi has gone. But this will finish soon because Monti's programme is extremely capitalist and follows on with this disastrous idea that the weakest need to pay for this crisis." VARIOUS OF RIOT POLICE OUTSIDE SENATE BEING PELTED BY EGGS AND FRUIT RIOT POLICE SHIELDING THEMSELVES AS BANANAS AND EGGS ARE THROWN AT THEM FRUIT AND EGGS ON GROUND RIOT POLICE SHIELDING THEMSELVES AS FRUIT AND VEGETABLES THROWN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ON GROUND VARIOUS OF STUDENTS OUTSIDE SENATE RED FLARE BEING HELD IN AIR BY STUDENT
  • Embargoed: 3rd December 2011 12:00
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  • Location: Italy, Italy
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  • Country: Italy
  • Topics: Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA6MIMYO0FY3L8ICSTZPIU5ILP6
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  • Story Text: Thousands of students and Cobas union members took to the streets of Rome on Thursday (November 17) to protest against austerity measures.
    The demonstration which rallied near the colosseum, took place as newly-appointed prime minister Mario Monti addressed the upper house of parliament, hours before a confidence vote on his new government.
    "The (Mario) Monti government maybe able to enjoy its honeymoon period for another couple of weeks because people are so happy that Silvio Berlusconi has gone," said one of the Cobas union leaders Piero Bernocchi.
    "But this will finish soon because Monti's programme is extremely capitalist and follows on with this disastrous idea that the weakest need to pay for this crisis," Bernocchi said.
    Students do not see any respite from education cuts and poor job opportunities, even after the demise of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.
    Close to the senate, eggs, tomatoes and bananas were thrown at police who took cover under their riot shields.
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