Greek transport workers strike over reform eurozone creditors are seeking
Athens — A 24-hour strike wave hit transport and services in Greece on Wednesday with unions protesting against a new round of reforms linked to the country’s concluding third bail-out. The walkout disrupted flights and urban transport and knocked out train and ferry services as the busy tourist season gets under way. Flight controllers are observing a three-hour stoppage to 10am GMT, causing scores of flights to be rescheduled. Protest rallies will be held in Athens and major cities later in the day. Greece’s leftist government is concluding the final audit of its third multimillion euro bail-out package from fellow eurozone states, with the supervision of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A new bill containing the latest reforms demanded by creditors — including the breakup of Greece’s state-dominated energy sector — is to be approved by parliament by June 14. Athens hopes that a scheduled June 21 meeting of eurozone finance ministers will also greenlight the measures. Nearly...
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