About 1,000 protesters gathered in front of the Greek Parliament in central Athens yesterday afternoon while riot police waited to see if there would be a fresh confrontation. But in general, Greeks are resigned to the new package of austerity measures that will cut jobs in public service and slash pensions and the minimum wage. Hopes are high that the eurozone ministers meeting today will agree to the €130bn (£108bn) bailout after Athens detailed the new budget cuts. The Greek Prime Minister, Lucas Papademos, headed to Brussels yesterday to take part in the negotiations. While most Greeks are critical of the reforms on which the troika of the EU, International Monetary Fund and European…
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