Greek workers began a two-day mass walkout on Tuesday, bringing public transport in Athens to a halt, as public anger mounts over a new government austerity bill aimed at securing international aid needed to prevent the debt-crippled nation from defaulting. Public bus workers in the capital joined taxi drivers as…
Greek government talks on a new austerity package will continue next week, officials said on Thursday as demands by EU-IMF creditors for controversial cuts put pressure on the ruling coalition. “(Another meeting) is possible on Wednesday,” socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos told reporters after a three-hour meeting with Prime Minister Antonis…