Greek airspace and airports as well as ferries are closed Thursday 11 March, with Greek workers from the country’s two largest unions calling a third general strike in the past month, the second in just a week. The unions are fighting the country’s austerity measures, designed to cut the public debt, which is four times higher than that allowed by the European Union.
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 11 March 2010 at 8:40 |
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News story, GenevaLunch, 11 March 2010.
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Tags: airlines, airspace, austerity measures, economy, flights, Greece, strike
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