Crisis: Greece, May jobless rate climbs to record 27.6%
08 August, 15:37 (ANSAmed) - ATHENS, AUGUST 8 - Greece's jobless rate hit a new record high of 27.6% in May, official national data showed on Thursday…
Unrest may spread across Europe, warns Red Cross chief
Charity boss 'worried' by effect of austerity measures on Continent's poor Charlotte McDonald-Gibson Friday, 24 May 2013 Rocketing unemployment and poverty in some areas of Europe could lead to rising…
Greece: youth unemployment reaches a grim record of 64.2%
Overall February unemployment at 27%, against 21.9% in 2012 09 May, 16:31 (by Patrizio Nissirio) (ANSAmed) - ROME, MAY 9 - While Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras assures that ''Greece…
20,000 Swiss civil servants protest austerity
AFPMarch 17, 2013, 2:52 am AFP © 20,000 Swiss civil servants protest austerity GENEVA (AFP) - Some 20,000 teachers, police, hospital workers and other civil servants gathered in the Swiss…
Hundreds of thousands march against austerity in Portugal
02 Mar 2013 LISBON (AFP) Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Lisbon and other Portuguese cities Saturday to protest against the government's austerity measures aimed at rescuing…
Italy halts austerity plan leaving EU in turmoil
Fears that deadlock will lengthen Italy's two-year recession and spill over into rest of the eurozone hit markets across Europe Ian Traynor in Brussels, John Hooper in Rome and Phillip…
Middle-class Greeks to fork out over 40% of annual salary in tax: ” in order to qualify Greece for more bailouts”
Published: 12 January, 2013, 17:20 Edited: 12 January, 2013, 18:31 Athens passed new tax increases to boost revenue by US$3 billion to keep in line with previous commitments to creditors.…
Recent Footage Greek Riots
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJcZ7HVYEdY&w=560&h=315] Violence erupts at Greek anti-cuts protest
Ahead of key votes, Greek PM warns of euro exit
04Nov2012 ATHENS (AFP) Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras warned again Sunday that the debt-crippled country could be forced out of the euro if parliament fails to approve a new round…
Crisis: Pensions measures unconstitutional, Greek court
01 November, 17:53 (Refile with correct slug) (ANSAmed) - ATHENS, NOVEMBER 1 - Greece's Supreme Court of Audit ruled that austerity measures that include cut to pensions and an increase…
Around three thousand Spanish police rally against loss of Christmas bonus
Sunday, 28 October 2012 Around three thousand off-duty police officers rallied outside the Interior Ministry in the Spanish capital to protest austerity measures and budget cuts that will see their…
Anti-austerity protesters urge Spain government to resign in Madrid rally
By Agence France-Presse Saturday, October 27, 2012 18:08 EDT Topics: budget cuts ♦ demonstrators ♦ Spain government Thousands of anti-austerity demonstrators marched in the Spanish capital Saturday calling for the…
General strike to shut down services in Greece: 70% of it is caught between poverty and destitution
Updated: 07:40, Thursday, 18 October 2012 Unions in Greece are holding another general strike against the country's austerity program, as European leaders gather for a summit in Brussels. Greek journalists…
Greek unemployment rate hits 25.1 percent in July as recession heads for sixth year
By Associated Press, Published: October 11 ATHENS, Greece — Unemployment in Greece hit a record high of 25.1 percent in July as the country’s financial crisis continues to exact its…
Greek shipyard workers clash with police, storm Defense Ministry complex
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkOnvvkfF6U] About 250 shipyard workers stormed the Greek Defense Ministry in Athens on Thursday, demanding to be paid their wages and calling for an audience with the Greek Defense…
Debt crisis: troika demand even tougher austerity on stricken Greece
Greece's international creditors are demanding the imposition of even tougher austerity measures despite the delivery this week of Antonio Samara’s hard-won €13.5bn package of cuts. Protester sitting in wheelchair waits…
France’s socialist president set to unveil unprecedented austerity plan: 75-percent tax on income exceeding one million euros
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, September 9, 2012 12:09 EDT PARIS — France’s Socialist President Francois Hollande was due to announce on Sunday unprecedented belt-tightening measures of billions of euros amid…
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