Greece Faces General Strike Against Austerity
They want to keep spending more than they have on things they don't need
They want to keep spending more than they have on things they don't need
Conservatives are wrong to place all the blame on government spending.
The country's economy is in tatters, with no improvement in sight
Not the best way to go about asking for more cash...
The GSEE and ADEDY unions will hold a 24 hour strike on October 18
7,000 police deployed. Tear gas fired at crowds.
The German chancellor is on her first trip to Greece since 2007
German chancellor visits Greece for first time since debt crisis started in country in 2009
Some dressed up for Merkel's visit
List of Greeks who are being investigated for corruption and tax evasion was handed to Greece's Prime Minister last week
Orphanages seeing an increase in children left at their door
Foreign lenders must approve austerity measures for the rescue package to be granted
Big cuts in government spending are finally in the works
€94.6 million still worth it during financial crisis, apparently
Protesting the government's austerity measures necessary for future bailouts
Protests in both countries indicate some might have different ideas of how to proceed
Riot police have been deployed to push back against protesters who have been hurling stones and homemade bombs
Plan to break stuff till they're no longer on the brink of bankruptcy.
Complaining of "mediaeval conditions" in an industry dominated by modern technology
Impasse between the nation's leaders and the International Monetary Fund
Who wouldn't want to put money into a bailout fund for bankrupt countries worth hundreds of billions of euros?
Bureaucracy and corruption are the country's national hobbies, and a bit of a deterrent to business
When you're used to skating on the tab ...
Raised retirement ages and spending cuts likely conditions for further assistance
Cockroaches are less durable than Greek bureaucrats
German court OKs another euro bailout. Media ridicule opponents.
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