ATHENS - Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff only on Thursday as workers held yet another general strike to protest painful spending cuts. […]
Airports, public sector offices, hospitals and schools throughout Greece closed on Thursday as labour workers launched a third general strike in recent weeks to protest harsh spending cuts by the country's Socialist government. […]
ATHENS (AFP) - Thousands of Greek workers were due to strike Thursday, the second such protest in two weeks over the socialist government's austerity plan to solve the country's debt crisis. […]
ATHENS - Debt-plagued Greece faces a new wave of labour discontent against painful spending cuts, with a nationwide strike Thursday closing hospitals and schools while stopping all flights and most public transport. […]
Angry public and private sector unions are expected to bring Greece to a standstill on Thursday in a second nationwide strike in as many weeks against tough government austerity plans. […]
ATHENS (AFP) - A sweeping strike is set to cripple Greece on Thursday in the second such protest in a fortnight against debt-driven austerity measures. […]
Greece, pressing for curbs on financial speculation that it blames for worsening the country's debt crisis, said on Tuesday the idea would be examined by the Group of 20 leading powers at their next summit. […]
Greece, pressing for curbs on financial speculation it blames for worsening the country's debt crisis, said on Tuesday the idea would be examined by the G20 leading powers at their next meeting. […]
Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou on Tuesday proposed a ban on derivative trading techniques that increase debt costs for countries like Greece which struggle to cut their deficits. […]