Published on June 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
2 Million Strike In Spain – Nearly 2 million Spanish state employees have stopped work in anger over government spending cuts that will see them lose about 5 per cent of their salary. It is the first time civil servants have gone on strike since the government announced $22 billion worth of austerity measures last [...]
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Published on May 3, 2010 by Technology Slice
Greece Agrees to $30 Billion Deal – Greece has agreed a package of austerity measures under which it aims to cut its budget deficit by 30 billion euros over three years on top of measures already agreed, Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said on Sunday. Under the deal with the European Union and International Monetary Fund [...]
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