Greek unions have today vowed to strike on Wednesday to protest against the Government’s austerity measures. Last week, Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, announced tough austerity measures to tackle the country’s spiralling debt. Measures include a public sector pay freeze, a hike in taxes and an increase to the retirement age. Spyros Papaspyros, president of the ADEDY [...]

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Posted 02-08-2010 5:54 PM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News