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Friday, September 28, 2012

Greek power workers call 48-hour strikes against austerity measures


Greek power workers call 48-hour strikes against austerity measures
Chicago Tribune
Greek power workers call 48-hour strikes against austerity measures. Email · print. Reuters. 6:02 a.m. CDT, September 28, 2012. ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's electricity workers said on Friday they will start rolling 48-hour strikes as early as next week ...

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Greece's Coalition Partners Reach 'Basic Agreement' On Austerity


The West Australian

Greece's Coalition Partners Reach 'Basic Agreement' On Austerity
RTT News
(RTTNews) - The leaders of the three political parties in Greece's ruling coalition have reached a tentative agreement on a new EUR 11.5 billion ($17.4 billion) package of spending cuts and tax increases demanded by international creditors in exchange ...
Greece: Latest austerity measures cut top rate of taxDigitalJournal.com
Greece Govt Coalition Agrees In Principle On New Deficit CutsMNI News

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Greece, Spain Seek Further Austerity Steps


Voice of America

Greece, Spain Seek Further Austerity Steps
Voice of America
After weeks of negotiation, Greece's three-party coalition government said Thursday it has reached agreement on a $15-billion plan for more pension and salary cuts and raising the retirement age for workers from 65 to 67. Greece's international lenders ...


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Greece OKs austerity plan to receive aid




Political parties supporting the Greek coalition government on Thursday reached a "basic agreement" on a new round of harsh austerity measures demanded by its foreign lenders in exchange for emergency loans, following weeks of negotiations.

For weeks, Venizelos and Kouvelis had been in disagreement with the prime minister over the mass layoff of public sector workers, and proposed cuts to pensions.


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As Spain sinks, many in Catalonia want out


Economic Times

As Spain sinks, many in Catalonia want out
USA TODAY
BARCELONA, Spain -- This historic region on the Mediterranean -- a center of European industrial design and tourism -- has special status as an autonomous district of Spain known as Catalonia. And as financial problems mount for Spain, many here want ...
Spain's Catalonia Plans Vote on Self-DeterminationABC News
Spain announces cutbacks, tax increasesLos Angeles Times
Asia Stocks Up After Spain Pledges To Cut SpendingNPR
New York Times
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Greek Coalition Partners Strike Deal

Greece's coalition partners reached a deal on a multibillion-euro austerity plan demanded by international creditors in return for aid to the cash-strapped country.

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Spain, Greece outline new budget cuts, tax hikes

The latest round of belt-tightening comes as economies across Europe get weaker and public resentment toward austerity grows stronger



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