Greece set for anti-austerity general strike [View all]

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Wednesday's 24-hour walkout is to protest at new planned spending cuts of more than 11.5bn euros ($15bn; £9bn).

The savings are a pre-condition to Greece receiving its next tranche of bailout funds, without which the country could face bankruptcy in weeks.

Large anti-austerity demonstrations are also planned.

Greece needs the next 31bn-euro instalment of its international bailout, but with record unemployment and a third of Greeks pushed below the poverty line, there is strong resistance to further cuts.

The government of conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is also proposing to slash pensions and raise the retirement age to 67.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19724284

Strike in Greece Idles Almost All Travel

Wednesday's general strike protesting increased austerity demands combined with an air traffic controller strike in Greece will idle flights completely between 11am and 3pm, but the effects will be felt on many flights before and after those hours.

In addition, virtually all local transportation will only operate between 9am and 9pm. Ferries will also be idled, and the center of Athens around Syntagma Square will be crammed with protesters. Monuments and archaeological sites will be closed.

http://gogreece.about.com/b/2012/09/25/strike-in-greece-idles-almost-all-travel.htm