Italy
Italy: Berlusconi crisis deepens
“General strike” call on lips of protesters
Day: December 18, 2010
Romania
Romania: Băsescu’s oppressive regime declares war on the working class
Strikes and protests occur in the context of huge economic turmoil
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: £4 billion cuts announced by governing DUP/Sinn Fein Assembly Executive
A "good Christmas present for the people of Northern Ireland" – Sammy Wilson, Finance Minister