Greve geral e protesto em massa da população paralizam a Grécia por completo

Athens, Greece - Planes stood still and train services ground to a halt Wednesday as thousands of transport workers in Greece joined other public and private sector workers in a massive general strike.
Police estimated that up to 25,000 workers were on the streets of Athens. Among them were teachers, bank employees and doctors.
The marchers made their way to the parliament where police fired tear gas at protesters trying to climb the building's steps. Throughout the capital, about 1,700 officers stood guard to maintain order.
The workers are protesting cuts in spending that the government says is needed to pull the country out of debt.
The country's parliament is expected to vote on the measures -- which include wage freezes and higher taxes -- by the end of Thursday.
The finance ministry said the austerity bill goes before a parliamentary committee Wednesday and will be up for debate by the whole body the following day.
On Tuesday, about 2,000 protesters representing teachers from the public sector marched past the finance ministry and parliament.
In central Athens, protesters threw plastic bottles and sticks at riot police.
At another demonstration, members of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) erected large banners near the Parthenon. "People of Europe Rise Up," said one.
A €110 billion ($145 billion) aid package for Greece was announced Sunday. Soon after, Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou announced the tough cost-cutting measures to meet European Union and International Monetary Fund conditions on the deal.
The package includes a promise by Greece to cut its budget deficit to 3 percent of gross domestic product, as required by European Union rules, by 2014, according to Papaconstantinou.
The measures, he said, were needed for Greece to secure its financial lifeline.
Greece has a choice between "destruction" and survival, and "we have chosen of course to save the country," Papaconstantinou said.

via CNN

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