Author (Person) | Hope, Kerin |
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Series Title | Financial Times |
Series Details | 20.1.11 |
Publication Date | 20/01/2011 |
Content Type | News |
Greek pharmacy owners, lawyers and civil engineers and other professional groups staged strikes on the 19 January 2011 to protest against the socialist government’s plans to open up so-called 'closed-shop' professions under the terms of its €110bn bail-out loan with the EU and IMF. The walk-outs came as George Papaconstantinou, finance minister, prepared to unveil a draft bill to liberalise about 150 closed shops at a cabinet meeting later on the 19 January 2011. |
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Countries / Regions | Greece |