Anti-austerity strikes and protests across Europe

Rome, Italy: demonstrators march during a protest Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Athens, Greece: protesters chant slogans outside the Greek parliament Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images

Madrid, Spain: riot police arrest a protester during a general strike Photograph: Andres Kudacki/AP

Lille, France: a police officer watches a man holding a flare Photograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images

Barcelona, Spain: riot police protect a restaurant owner after picketers attempted to force him to close his restaurant Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Madrid, Spain: demonstrators shout slogans in front of a shop, forcing it to close for business Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images

Rome, Italy: students hold placards with titles of classic books Photograph: AFP/AFP/Getty Images

Brussels, Belgium: a protester holds a sign during a march Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters

Brussels, Belgium: people take part in a protest in front of the EU headquarters Photograph: Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images

Madrid, Spain: parliamentarians from the main opposition Socialist party PSOE hold posters n the Spanish parliament Photograph: Javier Lizon/EPA

Marseille, France: people take part in a demonstration by French labour unions Photograph: Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters

Madrid, Spain: demonstrators shout slogans in front of airport departure signs Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images

Pamplona, Spain: a demonstrator blows a horn in front of Spanish riot police Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP

Rome, Italy: demonstrators hold a placard reading: 'The public school with cloth pieces on its bottom' Photograph: AFP/AFP/Getty Images

Brussels, Belgium: a protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask gestures outside the European commission headquarters Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters

Barcelona, Spain: an employee of a fast-food restaurant looks through the shop's window which has been sprayed with 'vaga general' ('general strike') Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Madrid, Spain: students move bins into the street to stop transport systems from working during the day of strike Photograph: Jose Luis Cuesta/Corbis

Barcelona, Spain: demonstrators set up a barricade of burning tyres at the main entrance of the Mercabarna market Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images