Raising a ruckus in Madrid. (On the Line).Madrid Some 100,000 global justice demonstrators made their voices heard on May 19 as they protested the European-Latin American summit, which gathered forty-eight leaders from the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community , Central and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , and the Caribbean. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the EFE EfE Environment for Europe (EU) EFE Einstein Field Equations (general relativity) EFE Early Fuel Evaporation (Automotive Emission Control) EFE Endocardial Fibroelastosis News Service, the demonstrations opened with music and the unfurling of a large banner that read, "No to the exploitation of Latin America. Down with the Europe of capital and war." There were no reports of violence or arrests. Next major global justice convergence: The G-8 Summit in Calgary, June 21-28. For more information, go to www.protest.net. |
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