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DMTX. This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The
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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010.

Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou.
The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets.
The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity”
Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan.
Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama.
Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010.

Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou.
The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets.
The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity”
Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan.
Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama.
Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010.

Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou.
The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets.
The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity”
Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan.
Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama.
Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010.

Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou.
The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets.
The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity”
Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan.
Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama.
Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010.

Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou.
The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets.
The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity”
Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan.
Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama.
Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010.

Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou.
The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets.
The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity”
Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan.
Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama.
Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010.

Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou.
The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets.
The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity”
Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan.
Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama.
Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010.

Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou.
The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets.
The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity”
Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan.
Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama.
Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010.

Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou.
The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets.
The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity”
Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan.
Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama.
Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010.

Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou.
The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets.
The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity”
Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan.
Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama.
Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010.

Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou.
The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets.
The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity”
Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan.
Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama.
Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010.

Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou.
The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets.
The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity”
Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan.
Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama.
Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010.

Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou.
The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets.
The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity”
Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan.
Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama.
Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010.

Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou.
The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets.
The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity”
Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan.
Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama.
Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010.

Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou.
The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets.
The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity”
Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan.
Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama.
Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010.

Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou.
The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets.
The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity”
Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan.
Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama.
Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.
This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.
This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.
This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.
This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.
This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.
This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.
This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.
This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.
This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.
This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.
This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.
This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.
This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.
This evening nearly a thousand people from various political parties marched through the streets to show their anger towards new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. Athens, Greece. 04/03/2010. Almost everyday now, protesting and demonstrations are taking place in the heart of the Greek capital. This evening a thousand of people from various political parties marched through the streets of Athens to claim their anger towards the new austerity plans decided by the prime minister G. Papandreou. The protest comes a day after the Socialist government announced painful new austerity measures worth euro4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), including cutting civil service salaries and bonuses, freezing pensions and hiking taxes. The measures come on top of an earlier austerity plan announced in January but that failed to convince jittery markets. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that the measures were “not taken out of choice but out of necessity” Earlier on Thursday, Members of a labor union occupied Greece’s finance ministry building in Syntagma Square, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis. Athens has repeatedly said it wants EU help to borrow money at lower rates, but European officials have remained tightlipped over any potential rescue plan. Papandreou heads to Berlin Friday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel — whose country is highly reluctant to indicate concrete assistance — and then to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before flying to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. Some minors clashes between police and protesters occurred towards the end of the demonstration.

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