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Greek pensioners protest against austerity deal
Angry pensioners have hit the streets of the Greek capital, protesting against the reports of a new austerity plan being ushered onto them. It comes as Greece and its lenders debate the nation’s €240 billion debt.
Demonstrators say they feel betrayed by Syriza’s measures of the upcoming deal, which, according to AP, suggests increasing the contributions that employees pay for pensions,...
Thousands of Spaniards hold anti-austerity protests in Madrid
Thousands of Spaniards attend an anti-austerity demonstration in the capital Madrid, on June 16, 2013.
Thousands of Spaniards have staged rallies across the country to express resentment against austerity measures, recession and the soaring rate of unemployment in the country.
The protests took place on Sunday in 29 cities including the capital Madrid, the country’s second-largest city, Barcelona,...
Spaniards hold mass anti-austerity demos
Thousands of demonstrators in Madrid take part in a Labor Day protest against the Spanish government’s austerity policies, May 1, 2013.
Thousands of protesters have staged rallies in Spain to express resentment against austerity measures, recession and the soaring rate of unemployment in the country.
Spaniards took to the streets in some 80 cities in trade union-organized Labor Day demonstrations...
Stocks plunge 7% in crisis-hit Greece
People shop at a fish and meat market in central Athens faces a meltdown following as a 7.06 percent fall in stocks, November 1, 2011.
Greek stocks have plunged more than seven percent as Athens finds itself between mounting anti-austerity protests at home and a furious eurozone.
Greece witnessed a meltdown on Tuesday with stocks 7.06 percent down at close, AFP reported.
The government called an emergency...