Thousands of Madrid Pensioners March for Inflation-Linked Pensions as Europe Deploys 73,300 Police
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Updated · Euronews · Oct 24
Thousands of Madrid Pensioners March for Inflation-Linked Pensions as Europe Deploys 73,300 Police
3 articles · Updated · Euronews · Oct 24
Summary
Thousands of pensioners marched through Madrid from Atocha toward Calle Alcalá on Saturday, pressing for higher public pensions, inflation indexation and measures to narrow the gender pension gap.
Key demands include lifting the minimum pension to the level of the minimum wage, blocking privatisation of the public system and allowing penalty-free early retirement after 35 years of contributions.
CGT-backed protesters also want pension reforms introduced since 2011 repealed, arguing current rules fail to guarantee a decent standard of living for current and future retirees.
70,000 police in France and 3,300 in Italy were deployed for parallel weekend protests, underscoring wider European tensions over living costs, public spending and social policy after recent unrest in Italy.