General strike as Greece braces for more austerity

Greece ground to a halt on Thursday amid a general strike in protest at planned labour reforms and painful austerity cuts demanded by its EU and IMF lenders Public and private sector workers joined the 24-hour nationwide walkout, wary of what is to come in next year's budget. Passenger ships remained docked at ports, city transport was disrupted and local administration offices shut down. Thousands marched in Athens where parliament is debating more tax rises and spending cuts in the 2017 bu… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2016/12/08/ge... 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 13 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