This photograph taken on December 12, 2023 in Brussels shows a demonstration, called for by the European Trade Union Confederation, against European Union's measures to overhaul rules on government spending, which many perceive will reintroduce austerity. Finance ministers at European level have been working on reforms to the EU's rules limiting debt and deficits for member states, curtailing the options of nations seeking to spend their way out of a crisis, potentially forcing them into austerity. (Photo by HATIM KAGHAT / Belga / AFP) / Belgium OUT