Following the sudden economic crisis in Greece, a commotion started amongst the public. These citizens commenced numerous riots and heavy protesting in streets in Athens and around the country as a whole. Riot police had to be called in by the government to break these groups apart by the use of pepper spray and tear gas as last resorts. Some officers even took the approach of using batons as shown in the video above. Approximately more than ten thousand people took to the streets in Athens at night in a very large protest against the newly passed austerity bill by the government. The austerity bill is part of the list of conditions given by the European Union. The EU is giving a bailout of $140 billion to Greece which must follow the austerity bill to be granted the money.
The austerity bill is clearly a way that the European Union wishes to compromise with Greece by. They will give money for the payments in return received from the austerity bill in function. The austerity bill raises taxes in Greece, cuts people's pensions, and civil servants' pay in an effort to save $38 billion dollars for Greece. The prime minister of Greece himself said it was a last resort for the country of Greece to stay out of bankruptcy. I feel that the public's riots and protests are not going to help their country in anyway. If anything, they should be trying to help by doing their share by following the higher stakes of the austerity bill as proposed by the Greek government. The Greek parliament is looking forward to the help of other European countries and needs the help of the International Monetary Fund as well. The citizens of Greece should, in my belief, also follow this and beleive that there is a way out through the austerity bill.
The austerity bill is clearly a way that the European Union wishes to compromise with Greece by. They will give money for the payments in return received from the austerity bill in function. The austerity bill raises taxes in Greece, cuts people's pensions, and civil servants' pay in an effort to save $38 billion dollars for Greece. The prime minister of Greece himself said it was a last resort for the country of Greece to stay out of bankruptcy. I feel that the public's riots and protests are not going to help their country in anyway. If anything, they should be trying to help by doing their share by following the higher stakes of the austerity bill as proposed by the Greek government. The Greek parliament is looking forward to the help of other European countries and needs the help of the International Monetary Fund as well. The citizens of Greece should, in my belief, also follow this and beleive that there is a way out through the austerity bill.
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