Greece paralysed as tens of thousands strike against further cutbacks

Parts of Greece were brought to a standstill on Thursday as members of two major unions staged a 24-hour strike. Tens of thousands of people across all major Greek cities took to the streets, protesting against European Union and International Monetary Fund demands for pension reform and planned layoffs. Private sector union GSEE has called for fresh demonstrations to take place on December 7, when parliament will vote on next year's budget. The union accuses the government of trying to take… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2014/11/27/gr... What are the top stories today? Click to watch:    • Top Stories   euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... euronews is available in 14 languages:    / euronewsnetwork   In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook:   / euronews   Twitter:   / euronews   Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews