Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis Greek staff unionists have physically assaulted Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis amid protests against job cuts tied to Greece’s bailout, officials say. The mayor’s office said Kaminis was “physically attacked” on Sunday while he was leaving a Confederation of Greek Municipalities (KEDE) meeting, where he held discussions about the austerity measures and their affects... 

Chancellor Angela Merkel was heckled in the German parliament yesterday as she urged MPs to back the country’s €22.4 billion bailout for Greece, insisting that the “future of Europe” rested on the success of the rescue package. Ms Merkel’s cabinet gave the go-ahead for a German contribution to the €110 billion joint European Union and International Monetary Fund bailout...