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Greeks Rally Against Bailout Terms

© AFP 2023 / Louisa Gouliamaki 'NO' supporters hold a banner reading 'NO' in front of the parliament late in Athens on July 5, 2015
'NO' supporters hold a banner reading 'NO' in front of the parliament late in Athens on July 5, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Thousands of anti-austerity protesters rallied in Athens on Wednesday to vent their anger against the bailout terms accepted by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

Protesters gather in front of the parliament during a pro-government rally calling on Greece's European and International Monetary creditors to soften their stance in the cash-for-reforms talks in Athens, June 17, 2015. - Sputnik International
Protesters Gather for Anti-Austerity Rallies in Greece Prior to Bailout
The protesters marched through the city center shouting anti-EU and anti-IMF slogans.

On Monday, leaders of the Eurozone countries unanimously agreed to a three-year, 86 billion euro bailout to shore up the Greek economy in exchange for tough reforms to the country’s pension system, VAT and labor laws.

European Council President Donald Tusk said everything was ready to launch the European Stability Mechanism for Greece, whose government now faces the big challenge of getting the parliament to pass the conditions for bailout in a vote scheduled for Wednesday night.

Meanwhile, the Civil Servants’ Confederation trade union wants the government to withdraw its signature from the bailout agreement with the Eurozone to live up to the nation’s mandate given to it in the January 25 elections and the July 5 referendum.

Tsipras, locked in fraught negotiations with EU leaders in Brussels until Monday morning, indicated that he would carry the Athens parliament, despite some defections, in a vote on the package by Thursday morning.

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