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Greek flag on sale outside the country's parliament where the vote was passed Petros Karadjias/AP/Press Association Images

Greece passes austerity measures

On the streets of Athens, they booed.

THE GREEK PARLIAMENT has voted to pass austerity measures of some €28 billion in order to receive the next tranche of its EU/IMF bailout and progress on talks of further financial aid.

The five-year austerity plan was passed by 155-138 votes in the Greek parliament this afternoon with the one MP from Prime Minister George Papandreou’s Socialists who voted against the measures thrown out of the party immediately.

A conservative deputy broke ranks with her party’s line to also vote in favor, bolstering the government’s majority of five seats in the 300-member parliament.

The proposed tax hikes and spending cuts have been deeply unpopular amongst the Greek public with a nationwide 48-hour strike underway and violent clashes taking place on the streets of Athens.

As the announcement came through, the crowds who had gathered in Syntagma Square booed and there were further clashes with riot police.

BBC News reports that former finance minister Stefanos Manos said the vote would “keep Greece afloat”.

Another bill detailing the measures to implement the austerity plans goes for a vote before the parliament tomorrow.

The European Union and International Monetary Fund have demanded both bills pass before they approve the release of a €12 billion loan installment from last year’s rescue package of €110 billion.

- additional reporting from AP

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 8:49 AM

    What is the difference between a jet engine and a pilot?

    The jet engine stops whining when the plane shuts down.

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 10:25 AM

    Aer Lingus CEOs are making millions per annum, even through covid the top 3 in the company were splitting some €4million between them while on base salaries way over what these folks are looking for. Take what you can get Pilots!!!

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 12:11 PM

    I don’t know about you but if I’m getting into a metal tube to fly at 1000km/h, 6 miles above terra firma, I want to know that the guy at the pointy end is well rested, stress free and happy in his job and is ready and willing to save us all if the grim reeper comes knocking!! Pay them what they want!

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 9:25 AM

    Pilot’s favourite song, gonna stand my ground and I won’t back down (even if I’m being unreasonable).

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 9:09 AM

    Big lazy bozo pilots ruined everyone’s holidays.

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 10:47 AM

    Are people getting reimbursed of their ruined holiday with all the costs included ? If not sue them ! Ruin their paradise, go after them, make them think twice before they do it again !

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 12:06 PM

    @Dominic Leleu: first world problems

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 4:40 PM

    @Dominic Leleu: The blame here falls squarely with the pilots.

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 4:49 PM

    @Pat Barry: LOL

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 7:55 PM

    €269,000 Euro share bonus received by invisible ‘CEO’ Lynn Embleton last week. All while she watched her understaffed operation cause flight cancellations and untold misery for the travelling public. What working conditions did she sacrifice in order to get this? She can’t say she increased her productivity anyway!

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 8:19 PM

    @KB: Understaffed? The reason for the cancellations is the action by the pilots.

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 9:06 PM

    @KB: 2022 Aer Lingus staff = 4,291/ passengers carried 9.02M
    2022 Iberia staff = 15,499/ passengers carried 88.4M

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 9:58 PM

    @Pat Barry: they don’t have 4,291 pilots. They are understaffed and that is why the work to rule led to so many cancellations.

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 10:26 PM

    @KB: That’s total employees, how can Iberia carry 10 times the amount of passengers with over 3 times the staff, they must be seriously understaffed.

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