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Mega TV's reporter estimates that there are over 500,000 people at today's demonstration in central Athens. Earlier, the General Confederation of Greek Labour (GSEE) told journalists that this was the biggest trade union demonstration since 1974.

Emergency order for garbage collection

Striking garbage collectors were ordered to return to work on October 18. Prime Minister George Papandreou signed a rarely used the civil mobilisation order, taking effect from 7am on October 18 for the Attica region.

The government issued the order after almost 10,000 tonnes of garbage had piled up on Athens streets and in municipalities around the capital over a two week period, prompting experts to warn of dangers to public health.

Greek strike brings country to halt ahead of austerity vote

Greek unions began a 48-hour general strike on Wednesday, the biggest protest in years, as parliament prepared to vote on sweeping new austerity measures designed to stave off a default that could trigger a crisis in the wider euro zone.

Greek Workers Start Two-Day Anti-Austerity Strike

Thousands of Greek workers walked off the job on Wednesday at the start of a two-day general strike to protest a new round austerity measures.

Delors urges giving EU power to eject nations from euro

Jacques Delors, the man who laid much of the groundwork for the introduction of the euro, said on Tuesday that European treaties should be modified to allow countries to be kicked out of the single currency.

In an interview with French daily Le Monde, the former European Commission president said the euro was teetering on the brink of an abyss and the fault lay with dithering European leaders and a lack of coordination within the currency bloc.