Summary: Photos and report from the protest which took place 20 hours ago to send a strong message against the management of the EPO

THE EPO protest, which took place at midday yesterday, was attended by a high number of people (by standards of The Hague) and a reader sent us the following report accompanying the photos.

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According to my guess, we were between 550 and 700 protesters, definitely many more than at the previous demo. We marched from “Plein 1813” to “Lange Vijverberg” and gathered in front of the office of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. There, three Members of Parliament - Philip Cordery (FR), Sharon Gesthuizen (NL) and John Kerstens (NL) – made brief speeches which were straight to the point. They openly criticised, once more, Mr Battistelli for his management by fear tactics and the witch hunt on staff representatives. They hoped for a quick solution and promised continued support for EPO staff, if needed. They did not leave any doubt about which preferred solution they had in mind - the soon departure of Mr Battistelli. ⬆

Justice at EPO

Protest march

STOP Union Bashing

Dutch MP Sharon Gesthuizen speaking

Dutch MP John Kerstens speaking

French MP Philip Cordery speaking