The **European General Strike of 2012** was a [general
strike](List_of_General_Strikes "wikilink") in
[Spain](Spain "wikilink"), [Italy](Italy "wikilink"),
[Portugal](Portugal "wikilink"), [Malta](Malta "wikilink"),
[Cyprus](Cyprus "wikilink"), [Greece](Greece "wikilink"),
[Belgium](Belgium "wikilink") and [France](France "wikilink") in
[November](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_Western_Europe "wikilink")
[2012](Revolutions_of_2008_-_2014 "wikilink").

## Background

The strike took place in the background of [European
Union](European_Union "wikilink")-led austerity measures, which weakened
the welfare state and workers rights of member countries in the name of
[neoliberalism](neoliberalism "wikilink").

## Events

The strike lasted a single day. In Spain, police and strikers fought in
the streets.

## Results

The strike failed, likely due to the fact that it did not continue until
its demands were met, placing little pressure on the various
[states](State_\(Polity\) "wikilink") involved.

## References

[Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") (Spanish) -
<https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huelga_general_europea_de_2012>