no austere measures
12 years, 6 months ago

no austere measures

The Hindu  

Protestors at a recent demonstration near the Parliament in Madrid. While the Spanish and Greek governments have had no choice but to go in for more austerity measures, people have been angered by wage cuts on one hand and fewer government services on the other. At the centre of the eurozone crisis, Spain has introduced several packages of tax hikes, civil servant wage cuts and freezes in a bid to cut huge deficits and attract international aid. Several thousands of people marched to the Spanish Parliament protesting against austerity measures last week. More than 50,000 people took to the streets of Athens last week, in demonstrations marred by clashes between protestors and riot police.

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Striking unions bring Greece to standstill
4 months, 1 week ago

Striking unions bring Greece to standstill

China Daily  

Protesters march past Greece's parliament in Athens on Wednesday during a 24-hour general strike. REUTERS The Greek government has vowed to tackle industrial unrest that brought the nation to its knees on Wednesday, when a general strike paralyzed cities and drew thousands onto the streets in mass protests that coincided with the country unveiling its 2025 budget. But workers want …

Striking unions bring Greece to standstill
4 months, 1 week ago

Striking unions bring Greece to standstill

China Daily  

Protesters march past Greece's parliament in Athens on Wednesday during a 24-hour general strike. REUTERS The Greek government has vowed to tackle industrial unrest that brought the nation to its knees on Wednesday, when a general strike paralyzed cities and drew thousands onto the streets in mass protests that coincided with the country unveiling its 2025 budget. But workers want …

Thousands in Greece strike to protest soaring living costs
4 months, 1 week ago

Thousands in Greece strike to protest soaring living costs

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Athens and other Greek cities as a 24-hour general strike to protest against the rising cost of living shut down public services and part of Greece’s transport network. About 15,000 people marched in the capital on Wednesday while another 4,000 demonstrated in Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, police said. The Greek …

Greece: Protesting hospital workers clash with police
3 years ago

Greece: Protesting hospital workers clash with police

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Protesting Greek health care workers clashed with police outside parliament during a demonstration in Athens Wednesday against proposed hospital reforms. Lawmakers are debating proposed health care reforms that include new guidelines to recognize the tenure of doctors and nurses who have worked abroad. Health care unions have staged frequent protests during the pandemic, arguing that not enough …

'Govt no longer listening to people': Thousand protests as Greece votes on bailout bill
9 years, 8 months ago

'Govt no longer listening to people': Thousand protests as Greece votes on bailout bill

Firstpost  

Thousands of anti-austerity protesters gathered in Athens today night as lawmakers prepared to vote on a second batch of reforms that must pass if Greece is to unlock a huge international bailout. Athens: Thousands of anti-austerity protesters gathered in Athens on Thursday night as lawmakers prepared to vote on a second batch of reforms that must pass if Greece is …

Madrid anti-austerity protests turn violent again
12 years, 6 months ago

Madrid anti-austerity protests turn violent again

The Hindu  

Tens of thousands of Spaniards and Portuguese rallied in the streets of their countries’ capitals Saturday to protest enduring deep economic pain from austerity measure. Spain’s state TV said early Sunday that two people were hurt and 12 detained near the barricades erected in downtown Madrid to shield the Parliament building. On Friday, Mr. Rajoy’s administration presented a 2013 draft …

Violence in Greece over austerity
12 years, 6 months ago

Violence in Greece over austerity

The Hindu  

Police clashed with protesters hurling petrol bombs and bottles in central Athens on Wednesday after an anti-government rally as part of a general strike in Greece turned violent. About 50,000 people joined the union-organised march in central Athens on Wednesday, held during a general strike against new austerity measures planned in the crisis-hit country. As the strike got under way …

Greek Protests Against Austerity Turns Violent
13 years, 5 months ago

Greek Protests Against Austerity Turns Violent

India TV News  

Athens, Oct 19: Furious protesters hurled homemade firebombs, rocks and garbage at police in Athens on Wednesday, as Greek lawmakers prepared to vote on a new batch of budget cuts necessary to stave off a government default. Tens of thousands of demonstrators descended on Athens' main square to show their opposition to the austerity plan, chanting: "We can't bleed any …

Anti-Austerity Protesters Clash With Police In Greece
13 years, 9 months ago

Anti-Austerity Protesters Clash With Police In Greece

India TV News  

Athens, Jun 15: Hundreds of protesters clashed with riot police in central Athens Wednesday as a major anti-austerity rally degenerated into violence outside Parliament, where the struggling government was to seek support for new cutbacks to avoid a disastrous default. Wednesday's violence adds public pressure on the government at a time when Prime Minister George Papandreou also faces a party …

Greek riot police clash with protesters in Athens
14 years, 9 months ago

Greek riot police clash with protesters in Athens

The Hindu  

Greek riot police clashed with protesters marching through the capital Athens on Tuesday against government austerity measures. Riot police, wielding batons, fired tear gas at groups of stone—throwing protesters in front of parliament while thousands of striking private and public sector workers tried to run for cover. Greek workers disrupted rail and road transport and shut down public services across …

Thousands march in Greece against austerity measures
14 years, 10 months ago

Thousands march in Greece against austerity measures

The Hindu  

Thousands of protesters marched against austerity measures in central Athens on Thursday, in the fourth major demonstration this year. Yelling “Thieves, give back our money,” more than 10,000 public and private sector workers marched through the capital towards the parliament building while hundreds of riot police stood guard nearby. The austerity measures were necessary for Greece to receive a 110 …

Greek protesters unveil banner on ancient Acropolis
14 years, 10 months ago

Greek protesters unveil banner on ancient Acropolis

The Hindu  

The Athens Acropolis became the latest stage for the country’s financial crisis on Tuesday when protesters draped it with a huge banner calling for the “people of Europe” to “rise up” against austerity measures by the Greek government. Late Monday, at least 20 teachers occupied Greece’s state television station in protest against the austerity package that is set to slash …

Clashes at Greek protests
15 years, 1 month ago

Clashes at Greek protests

The Hindu  

Police fired tear gas and clashed with demonstrators in Athens after some 50,000 people finished a peaceful march against cutbacks intended to fix the country's debt crisis. Windows were smashed at the Finance Ministry's General Accounting Office, which has been accused by the European Union of slipshod statistics-keeping that made the financial crisis worse. Labour unions organised the protest march …

Thousands gather for anti-racism march
21 years, 9 months ago

Thousands gather for anti-racism march

The Independent  

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