In protest against planned pension cuts have entered into a 24-hour strike Greek civil servants. The walkout, which the union of state employees Greece had invoked (ADEDY), also the air traffic controller and the journalists joined
The main impact:. Since midnight all air traffic to and from Greece rested. All other transport, including the metro, buses and ferries, drove normally.
ministries, tax offices and other agencies were on strike. The doctors in government hospitals treated only emergencies. Many teachers stopped work. Many schools remained closed. In radio and television there would be no news, informed the union of journalists of the country.
At noon went to police estimates, some 3,000 people in central Athens on the streets. “Down with the austerity measures, like a guillotine destroy our pensions,” chanted the demonstrators from megaphones outside the parliament building. Afterwards, the demonstration broke up, witnesses said.
Currently negotiating with Athens were creditors on further austerity measures amounting to 5.4 billion euros. But the cuts in pensions will be 1.8 billion. Without an agreement Greece can not hope for any further assistance. This involves a total of up to 86 billion euros. Finance Euclid Tsakalotos had declared on the eve of the negotiations should provisionally go on the weekend with a list of elements in which inspectors and creditors and the Greek government agree and not agree to end. Athens hopes that one might come to the end of the month to reach an agreement.
In July Athens must settle two thick chunks debt. Until then, therefore must flow to Athens monies. Between 13 and 20 July a total of over 2.7 billion euros to be paid to the European Central Bank (ETB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Does not pay Athens, Greece runs risk to go bankrupt.
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