Protests take place in Prague in support of strikes

Several protests, marches and demonstrations took place in Prague in support of Monday's strike action. Several hundred Prague high school students marched to the Education Ministry in support of their teachers to protest against the proposed changes in school funding. They handed over letters to the ministry in the early afternoon, which will be read by the education minister, who will then meet the students on Tuesday afternoon.

A trade union demonstration against the government's austerity measures also took place in Prague's Malostranská square, with workers participating from the metallurgical and textile industries and the education sector. A meeting of trade union leaders with Labour Minister Marian Jurečka was supposed to take place in the afternoon. Due to the strike, protests and possible negotiations, Mr. Jurečka canceled his trip to Brussels for a meeting of EU labour ministers.