The rally called 'Euro-Demonstration - Struggle for Social Europe' was organised ahead of the Spring European Council meeting taking place on 22-23 March. EU leaders are expected to consider the future direction of the Lisbon Strategy - the ten-year framework for boosting Europe"s economic growth and competitiveness coupled with environmental and social objectives. Workers are afraid of a great liberalisation which could threaten their rights.
SSSH leader Vesna Dejanovic said the SSSH joined the demonstration because Croatian workers were not indifferent to what kind of the EU their country would enter. "That's why we back the demand for a social Europe," she said.