Thursday, December 1, 2011

Greece - New Prime Minister gets first taste of public wrath


Published on Dec 1, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ Greece's new government is getting its first taste of public anger over the country's harsh austerity measures.

A general strike is underway, with public transport ground to a halt, schools shut and hospitals only dealing with emergencies.

Unions representing over half of Greece's four million-strong workforce called the 24-hour strike.

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