b_179_129_16777215_00_images_EUR130204AA001.jpeg

BERLIN – As French citizens headed to the polls on May 7 to cast their votes for president, tens of thousands of Europeans across the continent gathered in grand historic squares, quaint piazzas and cobblestone streets to send their French compatriots a clear message: “Let's stay together.”

For many of the demonstrators, who came together as part of an ongoing pan-European citizens initiative called Pulse of Europe, the face-off between France's far-right, ultranationalist Marine Le Pen and the Europhile centrist Emmanuel Macron was a moment of truth for the pro-E.U. protests they had been staging for months.

    

Read more at Occupy.com

You are here: Home Newsroom Featured stories FEATURED: Europe / Caucasus Feeling the "Pulse of Europe," tens of thousands protest to save EU