Peace activists pledged on Sunday to stage protests across Europe against any war in Iraq, fired by the success of a weekend rally that brought half a million protesters onto the streets of Florence.
They said they were planning to hold a wave of demonstrations in three months' time, but would mobilize supporters sooner if a U.S. attack on Iraq looked imminent.
"We have fixed a date of February 15," said Italian militant Piero Maestri at the end of the Florence meeting of European anti-globalization groups, adding that the rallies would be staged simultaneously in all major European capitals.
