European strikes and protest

Madrid, Spain: Demonstrators try to prevent buses leaving the Madrid transport bus company car park Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images Madrid, Spain: CCOO and UGT trade unionists, picket and delegates rally at Puerta del Sol, Madrid Photograph: Alberto Martin/EPA Valencia, Spain: Police force back protesters at the entrance to the central post office Photograph: Juan Carlos Cardenas/EPA Barcelona, Spain: Workers at a picket line scuffle with Catalonian regional police guarding the entrance for Barcelona city buses Photograph: Alberto Estevez/EPA Barcelona, Spain: A protester looks on after forcing a US Airways ticket sales office to close, at the El Prat Airport Photograph: David Ramos/AP Madrid, Spain: A driver negotiates Madrid's Gran Via boulevard amid a protest march Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Madrid, Spain: A policeman stops a picketer as they demand the closure of shops which have opened for business Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Madrid, Spain: A passenger looks on from inside a bus as a picketer knocks on the window Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Madrid, Spain: A picketer places stickers for the strike on the window of a closed shop Photograph: Paul Hanna/Reuters Bilbao, Spain: Two Basque regional policemen control a picket at a construction site Photograph: Alfredo Aldai/EPA