Protesters clash with police in Athens
Greek police have fired teargas at protesters outside parliament as MPs prepare to debate new austerity measures required for the EU and IMF bail-out package.
Wednesday, 15.06.2011.
15:03
Greek police have fired teargas at protesters outside parliament as MPs prepare to debate new austerity measures required for the EU and IMF bail-out package. Demonstrators around Syntagma Square in Athens responded by throwing yoghurt and stones. Protesters clash with police in Athens Police thwarted protesters who were attempting to blockade parliament and stop MPs getting in for the debate. They sealed off the roads leading to Syntagma Square and created a pathway for deputies. The Greek demonstrators are calling themselves the "indignants", linking themselves to Spanish anti-austerity protesters who set up camps in Madrid and Barcelona until they were removed by police last month. The square is awash with Greek and Spanish flags, as well as banners reading "Resist" and the battle cry from the Spanish civil war, "No pasaran" (they shall not pass). Thousands are taking part in a general strike, the third in Greece this year. Ports, public transport and banks are badly disrupted as the main public- and private-sector unions go out on strike. State-run companies have also joined the walkout, while hospitals are only offering emergency care. However, airports are operating normally after air traffic controllers called off their strike. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is seeking support for a new austerity program of EUR 28bn in cuts to take effect from 2012 to 2015. The Greek government is also facing revolt within the ruling PASOK. George Lianis defected from the party on Tuesday, leaving it with only 155 of the chamber's 300 seats. “You have to be as cruel as a tiger to vote for these measures. I am not," Lianis stressed. At least one other PASOK MP has threatened to vote against the new program of cuts and privatization of state assets while another 14 MPs are wavering in their support for the austerity plan, the BBC has reported. (Beta)
Protesters clash with police in Athens
Police thwarted protesters who were attempting to blockade parliament and stop MPs getting in for the debate.They sealed off the roads leading to Syntagma Square and created a pathway for deputies.
The Greek demonstrators are calling themselves the "indignants", linking themselves to Spanish anti-austerity protesters who set up camps in Madrid and Barcelona until they were removed by police last month.
The square is awash with Greek and Spanish flags, as well as banners reading "Resist" and the battle cry from the Spanish civil war, "No pasaran" (they shall not pass).
Thousands are taking part in a general strike, the third in Greece this year.
Ports, public transport and banks are badly disrupted as the main public- and private-sector unions go out on strike.
State-run companies have also joined the walkout, while hospitals are only offering emergency care. However, airports are operating normally after air traffic controllers called off their strike.
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is seeking support for a new austerity program of EUR 28bn in cuts to take effect from 2012 to 2015.
The Greek government is also facing revolt within the ruling PASOK.
George Lianis defected from the party on Tuesday, leaving it with only 155 of the chamber's 300 seats.
“You have to be as cruel as a tiger to vote for these measures. I am not," Lianis stressed.
At least one other PASOK MP has threatened to vote against the new program of cuts and privatization of state assets while another 14 MPs are wavering in their support for the austerity plan, the BBC has reported.
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