A new wave of trike in Greece dirupted tranportation and cloed chool, bank and court Wedneday, while imilar protet took place in other European Union countrie againt government auterity meaure.
Greek took to the treet for the econd day of trike and protet during the eventh general trike thi year againt new government auterity meaure to reduce the high public debt and budget deficit. Protet are alo taking place in France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Czech Republic at the calling of European trade unionit.
The common theme: widepread public dicontent againt pending cut and other tough meaure European government are adopting to turn around their agging economie and prevent the debt crie that have hit Greece and Ireland from preading further.
John Monk i general ecretary of the Bruel-baed European Trade Union Confederation:
I think that the meage we are trying to end out today i that European Union government are all embarking in varying peed on the road to auterity, Monk aid. And that auterity will really begin to bite generally in the New Year, and at that time there i a real rik of the European economy plunging down into a receion.
Portugal and Spain are alo battling high debt and deficit, and rating agencie warned thi week they may cut Belgium credit rating along with Madrid.由好作网www.hAOzuowEn.com整理