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Greece braced for 'hottest autumn yet' over round of new spending cuts [1]

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Submitted by Rain on Fri, 08/10/2012 - 13:17

  • Helena Smith [2] in Athens
    guardian.co.uk
    [3]

    Thursday 9 August 2012 14.35 EDT

Athens

Greek police detain a group of migrants in central Athens. Police claim that 'national survival' is at stake for debt-choked Greece. Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP
 

New spending cuts being asked of Greece [4] by international creditors are pushing Athens' fragile coalition towards a showdown with unions and anti-bailout forces amid signs that it will be civil servants who will bear the brunt of the belt-tightening.

Word is spreading of an incendiary autumn with labour groups, backed by the radical left main opposition Syriza party, warning of protests in September. The prospect of mass lay-offs in the state sector and a spate of planned privatisations are setting the scene for the "hottest fall yet," unionists said.

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[2] http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/helenasmith
[3] http://www.guardian.co.uk/
[4] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/greece
[5] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/09/greece-braced-protests-spending-cuts
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