“We ask the president of the republic to demand from the government to respect the Constitution and stop violating fundamental democratic rights. We ask him to guarantee that the police forces will not invade ERT," ERT journalists said in a statement late Thursday.
Greek police dispersed a planned food handout to Greek citizens only by nationalist group Golden Dawn Thursday, carrying out Athens mayor Giorgos Kaminis's vow to prevent "thuggery" in his city.
BRUSSELS — Four years into the euro zone's debt crisis there was anger but also resignation at the traditional May Day labor protests and rallies around Europe. In Greece, the day was marked by the 20th one-day strike since the start of the crisis. Trade unions called for "mass mobilization" of protesters, as a general strike shut down ferry services and transportation, and left hospitals with reduced staff on Wednesday.
"Our politicians need to take into account the serious, and in some cases profound, health consequences of economic choices,” researcher David Stuckler said.
The drowned and missing crew was from the Pirireis, a Cook Islands-flagged ship carrying fertilizer, which collided with the ConSouth, sailing under an Antigua-Barbuda flag without cargo.
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