In Greece, protesters forced their way through the gates of the Labor Ministry on Monday just as a top European Union official was arriving for a meeting. Greek police fought back the protesters with pepper spray after they came close to the ministry doors. Protesters say they are angry over the tough measures the government has announced under its economic plan to tackle the debt crisis.

Greek Protester: “The new measures they will take are going to burden the workers. Things will get even worse, so why should we accept them? We did not create this crisis, so why should we pay for it?”