Registration
 
All news
What's next for Syria and the world? Scenarios assessed
Updates from CPAC 2012
US court rejects Viktor Bout's appeals
Medvedev takes action on Syria
Egypt-U.S. relations deteriorate over NGO allegations

Greek truck drivers clash with police

Tags: Greece, strike, Society, News, World
 
Jul 29, 2010 21:08 Moscow Time
Striking truck owners protest outside the Transport Ministry in Athens, Greece, on 29 July 2010. Photo: EPA
Print Email Add to blog

Hundreds of striking truck drivers clashed with riot police in front of the Greek transport ministry in Athens on Thursday after the government issued an emergency order to force them back to work.

The clashes occurred after the drivers gathered to protest outside the transport ministry, with riot police firing tear gas to disperse the angry crowd.

The drivers are protesting the government's failure to consult them over the details of a draft law that seeks to liberalize their sector in line with European Union regulations.

Please rate:

Total votes: 0

Related articles

Greece bailout: PM Lucas Papademos gives final warning
Organizers of Rio strike arrested
Nationwide strike in Egypt falls through
Protests still under way in Greece
Strikers arrested in Rio
Greek MPs to vote on new draft bailout agreement on Sunday
Prime Minister of Greece urges to accept bailout deal
 

Most recent

21:43 Greece to starts debt restructuring on February 13-17
21:42 Syrian lawmakers submit new Constitution draft to President
21:35 Another Russian gold in speed skating
21:25 Venezuelan opposition to pick Chavez challenger
21:18 Benghazi Nasser statue smashed
21:07 Airbus A380 cracks removal to cost 100 mln euros
21:06 Detained Afghan bombers include teens
20:38 Russian gold in speed skating
20:33 Congo’s president aide killed in plane crash
20:25 Turkmenistan close to naming next President
20:14 Arab League plans to ask UN to send peacekeepers to Syria
19:49 Mass involvement in sport on Russia’s plans
19:39 Syrian opposition ‘has nothing to do with democracy’ – Primakov
19:03 Israel strike ends in compromise
19:02 Sochi preparations on time – IOC
18:40 Russia’s Kirilenko loses to Slovakia's Hantuchova Pattaya Open final
18:34 American drone activity ‘unauthorized by Pakistan’
18:28 Arab League mulls peacekeeping mission with UN in Syria
18:20 Europe’s wintry spell claims more lives
18:02 Aleppo victims buried
 

Most popular

 

Tags

earthquake in Japan Italy NATO flood football Pakistan blast Interview Israeli-Palestinian conflict Iraq missile defense Egypt unrest Taliban Ukraine elections tennis earthquake US European economy space START Treaty France ISS Egypt protests in Syria Dmitry Medvedev eurozone Iranian nuclear issue Russian-US relations Libya Greece Fukushima-1 debt crisis in Greece terrorism North Korea Afghanistan pirates European Union Muammar Gaddafi Georgia China World War II Syria economy Israel weather Iran war in Libya Kyrgyzstan Great Britain
 
Rambler's Top100
 
All rights reserved. Fully or partially reproduced material must be attributed to the Voice of Russia (a hyperlink should be provided on the Internet). The service may be contacted via world@ruvr.ru. The portal has been developed with the help of Stack Telecom Ltd.