Greece hit by general strike as thousands of workers protest over the high cost of living

Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Large protests have been held in Greece as part of a 24-hour nationwide general strike called by labor unions timed to coincide with the government submitting its 2025 budget to Parliament. Public and private sector workers walked off the job to take part in industrial action that disrupted public transport, closed schools and left ferries connecting the Greek islands with the mainland tied up in port. Medical staff at state-run hospitals were also participating in the strike against the high cost of living and to demand collective wage agreements that were scaled back during Greece’s nearly decade-long financial crisis that began in 2010.