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By @galaxyarchis, translated from Greek by @IrateGreek and @inflammatory_
The following two events dominated Greek news reporting over the last week:
1. The new agreement for a 50% haircut on Greek bonds held by private lenders together with further strict austerity policies closely overseen by international inspectors until 2020.
2. The country-wide protests by thousands of citizens during the celebration of the 71th anniversary of the country’s rejection of Italy's ultimatum to surrender in 1940 - a national holiday known as “Ohi Day”, or "No Day", in Greek.
The following two events dominated Greek news reporting over the last week:
1. The new agreement for a 50% haircut on Greek bonds held by private lenders together with further strict austerity policies closely overseen by international inspectors until 2020.
2. The country-wide protests by thousands of citizens during the celebration of the 71th anniversary of the country’s rejection of Italy's ultimatum to surrender in 1940 - a national holiday known as “Ohi Day”, or "No Day", in Greek.
The week began with further union mobilizations following those of previous weeks. The Ministry of Finance is occupied by workers and the General Secretariat for Information Systems (GSIS) - the public sector's biggest data center- was blockaded on Tuesday morning. The Pan-Hellenic Maritime Federation was on a 48h strike, blocking Argosaronikos ferryboat lines, to demand seafarers’ unpaid wages. Activism spilled once again beyond the country’s borders: on Monday evening, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet was denounced by Greek students when delivering his speech at the Humboldt University in Berlin.
