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Thousands march on Renault headquarters to protest closure
By JEAN-MARIE GODARD

Associated Press Writer

PARIS (AP) -- In what protesters dubbed a ``Euro-demonstration,'' thousands
of 
Renault workers from France, Belgium and Spain marched on the automaker's 
headquarters Tuesday to protest a plant closing and job cuts.

The mobilization tapped into the rising anger over Renault's decision nearly
two
 weeks ago to close its factory at Vilvoorde, north of Brussels, leaving
3,100 
jobless. Renault also plans to cut 2,764 French jobs this year.

An estimated 4,000 Belgian workers, mostly from Renault, came down in buses
for 
Tuesday's march, and about 100 workers came from Spain.

The protest was a sign of the unease with which many of Europe's workers view

the increased competition -- and lack of government protection -- of a united

European market. Many fear losing jobs or benefits.

``They are creating a European economic bloc. It is time to create a European

social bloc,'' said Claude Turbin of Renault's factory in Flins, near Paris. 
``Maybe this ... Euro-demonstration will be an example.''

``It's important that workers organize themselves on the national level as
well 
as on the European level,'' said Michele Perrot, a representative of one of 
France's big labor unions, the General Labor Confederation.

Rene Mouriaux, a professor at Paris' Institute of Political Studies, said 
Tuesday's action was not the first inter-European strike against a company --
a 
number took place in the 1970s. It was significant, he said, because Belgium,

which has criticized Renault, indirectly backed the protesters.

Hundreds of police in riot gear were stationed Tuesday outside Renault's 
headquarters in suburban Paris. No confrontations were reported.

Beginning at Renault headquarters, the workers chanted slogans against
Renault 
President Louis Schweitzer, set off firecrackers and sounded horns before 
blocking traffic for 15 minutes on the freeway that circles Paris.

There have been intermittent protests since the plant closing and layoffs
were 
announced on Feb. 27. That was followed by the announcement that Renault's 
losses for 1996 would be ``considerably higher'' than anticipated. French
media 
reports have said they may top $700 million.

Renault plans to transfer some operations to Vallodolid, Spain. Angered by
the 
Belgium closing, the European Union competition chief -- who is Belgian -- 
threatened to block Spanish government subsidies to the plant, which requires
EU
 approval. Spain then suspended its planned subsidies.

In Strasbourg Tuesday, the European Commission vowed to better protect
workers 
in Europe. Social Affairs Minister Padraig Flynn told the European Parliament

that a proposed law would oblige businesses to consult workers about pending 
layoffs.

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