A delegation of leaders of the Party of the European Left (EL) travelled yesterday to Madrid to join the nearly two million people, according to the organizers, which staged one of the most massive and protest demonstrations in recent times.

The Party of the European Left congratulates the organization of the Marches of the Dignity 22-M on the important success of this festive and peaceful March of workers, unemployed, precarious and evicted people that have travelled thousands of kilometres to make their voice heard in Madrid. The EL also welcomes the great work done by its Spanish parties (IU, PCE, and EUiA) that have supported the mobilization.

The Party of the European Left also denounced the disproportionate police action as well as arrests carried out last night against thousands of demonstrators who staged one of the biggest demonstrations of recent years. The police attacked with strong police forces that began before the demonstration ended, at the same time that a Symphonic orchestra was singing the 5^th symphony of Beethoven on the stage, when the streets were still full of people who festively and peacefully, claimed Human Rights as food, housing and work.