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Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece.
in Politics, on the 24th of February 2010
Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010

Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt.

E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

ID: 259652
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Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010

Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt.

E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

ID: 259643
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Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010

Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt.

E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

ID: 259644
More Info
Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010

Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt.

E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

ID: 259645
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Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010

Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt.

E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

ID: 259646
More Info
Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010

Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt.

E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

ID: 259647
More Info

Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece.

ID: 259651
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Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010

Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt.

E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

ID: 259653
More Info
Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010

Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt.

E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

ID: 259654
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A passer-by looks at European flag which has been set alight during the anti-austerity measures protests.

ID: 259655
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Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010

Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt.

E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

ID: 259656
More Info
Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010

Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt.

E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

ID: 259664
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Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010

Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt.

E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

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Thanks JWS and Robin.

Submitted by Orhan Tsolak on Thu, 25/02/2010 - 19:20.

Thanks JWS and Robin.

!!!!!

Submitted by Robin on Wed, 24/02/2010 - 18:13.

!!!!!

Hi Orhan, just wanted to

Submitted by JWS on Wed, 24/02/2010 - 16:56.

Hi Orhan, just wanted to congratulate you on the formatting of this latest story, perfect job. Keep up the good work

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Freelance photographer, specialising in social, political issues. Born in Greece, based in London, and Thessaloniki, Greece.

Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.
Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.
Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.
Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.
Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.
Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.
Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.
Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.
Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.
Greece comes to a halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the government in order to reduce the soaring public debt. Thessaloniki, Greece. 24/02/2010 Greece came to halt as trade unions stage a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the austerity measures announced by the goverment in order to reduce the soaring public debt. E.U. flags were burned down at the end of the demonstration in Thessaloniki, Greece's seconds city, and there were confrontations between police and demonstrators in the capital Athens.

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