Greece was hit by a new 24-hour strike yesterday called by the country's biggest unions to fight a new wave of austerity measures currently under negotiation with the EU and IMF.What part of "you're broke" don't you understand?
Under the slogan "That's enough, we can't take any more", protesters were set to converge on Syntagma Square in Athens, a landmark of Greek anger against austerity measures from the European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
and International Monetary Fund.
The strike was called by Greece's biggest unions, including the private sector GSEE and the civil servants' union, Adedy.
Around 5,000 people late Monday braved a torrential thunderstorm and strong winds to took part in protests in Athens called by the unions and left-wing parties against the austerity measures.