Greek Parliament Greenlights Austerity Measures

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Greece's parliament has voted in favour of the hefty cuts and reforms proposed by the government to address the country's financial crisis.

With 172 of 300 votes in favour, one report said a second vote would have to be passed for the bill to become law.

The vote comes a day after three bank workers died in a petrol bomb attack as demonstrations over the planned austerity measures turned violent.

http://novinite.com/view_news.php?id=115969
Are Greeks going to riot at the parliament and possibly break in now? http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss198/merkar_bucket/popcorn.gif

[Turkophagos]

Are Greeks going to riot at the parliament and possibly break in now? http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss198/merkar_bucket/popcorn.gif

That or maybe we'll break in Sofia...

[poiuytrewq0987]

Looks like I was right. :D

Violence breaks out in Athens's Syntagma square as protesters try to storm parliament

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Scuffles between public sector workers and Greek MAT riot police units broke out in Syntagma Square, outside the Greek parliament, on May 5 2010, the BBC World Service reported from Athens.

As hardcore elements wearing motorcycle helmets and gas masks took over the front lines of the demonstration, the riot escalated. Petrol bombs, tear gas, explosions and plumes of thick black smoke were visible around the square as protesters clashed with authorities.

The demonstration, which was peaceful at the beginning, gradually became more heated as protesters attempted to charge up the stairs toward the parliament building itself.

As a general strike started to paralyse Athens, following the austerity measures, German chancellor Angela Merkel said that the future of the euro zone was at stake if a 110 billion euro bail-out rescue package from the European Union and International Monetary Fund for Greece failed to go through.

http://sofiaecho.com/2010/05/05/897067_violence-breaks-out-in-athenss-syntagma-square-as-protesters-try-to-storm-parliament

[ikki]

letseewhat happens, burn the parliament and the colonels will be back. No more vulnerable public buildings etc... and can begin doing airstrikes directly at the universities.