In Greece, a general strike against the demanded by international creditors savings plans has started this Friday. Several unions had previously declared a 48-hour strike for Friday and Saturday. Buses and trains did not drive in Athens and other cities of the country. The state schools remained closed on Friday. The garbage disposal and the railway will be on strike for three days.
In the Aegean most ferries remained on Friday also in the ports. The Seeleutestreik to last until Tuesday morning. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday demonstrations in Athens and other cities are planned. The journalists stopped work down for two days. In radio and television, there was only music and movies. Only one private radio station broadcast an emergency message program that only reported the strikes and the reforms.The air traffic was hand held normal, said the Athens airport. Also supermarkets and shops were open. huge demonstrations in Athens and other cities are planned for the weekend.
The strikes and protests are aimed at new austerity measures on which is due to vote on Sunday, the Greek Parliament. It is about pension cuts in the volume of 1.8 billion euros. In addition, the tax will be increased by 1.8 billion euros.
The international creditors have made the austerity measures as a condition for disbursement of billions in loans, the country and the other Eurostaatenim last summer to which had agreed. If the money as agreed, Greece threatens again this summer the state bankruptcy.
Since the first aid package in 2010, Greece has been more drastic austerity laps behind. Because the economy but at the same crashed and tax revenues were dropped, the measures ranged from never to meet the planned budgetary targets.
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