ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration marking a 24-hour general strike against austerity in Athens, Greece, yesterday. About 10 000 striking workers, pensioners and students marched peacefully to parliament where politicians have been debating next year’s budget. A vote on the draft is scheduled for next week. Protesters held banners reading “Shame on you!” and “No more lies!” Greece’s fiscal goals have been approved by the EU and the International Monetary Fund. Under its latest bailout review, the government has agreed to cut spending further, reduce pensions, complete an evaluation of public sector staff’s skills and qualifications and sell coal-fired power stations. It will also tighten the rules for unions to call a strike. Hundreds of thousands of Greeks have lost their jobs during the crisis and a deep recession induced by austerity. Pensioners have seen their incomes slashed by more than 30%.