Greeks Protest EU Austerity Plan
Posted By thestatedtruth.com on May 5, 2010
By Maria Petrakis and Natalie Weeks
May 5 (Bloomberg) — Greek demonstrations against government austerity measures turned deadly when three people were killed after protesters set fire to a bank in central Athens in what Prime Minister George Papandreou called a “murderous act.
“Greeks have a right to demonstrate, not a right to violence, especially violence which leads to murder, Papandreou told parliament today. He said all Greek political parties were united in opposing violence.
The violence came during a general strike called after Papandreou announced a second set of wage cuts for public workers, a freeze on pensions and a second sales-tax increase to secure a bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. The measures, which aim to tame a budget deficit of almost 14 percent of economic output, were denounced as savage by union leaders.
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