Greece faces shutdown amid massive strikes - Europe - Al Jazeera English

Greece faces shutdown amid massive strikes - Europe - Al Jazeera English

"Public transport and media workers have opened a week of strikes in Greece, contesting fresh austerity measures needed for a lifeline from creditors which the government is due to introduce to parliament.

The Athens metro was shut, and only one tram line was running on Monday, while Athens' 14.000 taxi drivers halted services, severely disrupting traffic in the capital.