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Austerity anger grows in Europe
Tens of thousands protested against austerity cuts in Spain and Denmark Tuesday as Germany's powerful unions warned of mass action and Hungary became the latest debt-ridden nation to slash spending.
Tensions also mounted between European Union governments over how to reduce spending with Britain rejecting an EU plan for all national budgets to be seen by other countries before they are passed.
In Spain garbage was left uncollected and high-speed trains delayed as civil servants went on strike to protest Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's plan, which includes an average pay cut of five percent this year and a freeze next year.
Unions said three quarters of Spain's 2.6 million public workers heeded the strike call but the government put participation at just 11 percent.