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Workers at the Greek port of Piraeus near Athens struck for two days last week against privatisation.

Greek MPs narrowly voted for a new round of austerity measures last Sunday to satisfy European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) blackmail.

Big strikes show the potential for workers to smash Syriza’s pensions attack, writes Panos Garganas

Workers across Greece are set to walk out on a 48 hour general strike starting tomorrow, Friday, called at the last minute today. The government has just announced that parliament will vote on a hated attack on pensions on Sunday.

The European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are demanding yet more austerity in Greece.

Tory MPs are coming under increasing pressure over their refusal to let unaccompanied child refugees come to Britain.

The government was disgracefully fighting to stop unaccompanied child refugees from being allowed into Britain on Monday of this week.

More than 7,000 refugees are now locked in detention camps on the Greek islands, following a European Union (EU) deal with Turkey last month. They face prison-like conditions and uncertain futures. But they are also fighting back.

Greece’s creditors were in Athens this week negotiating more austerity.

Greek fascist party Golden Dawn called a demonstration at the port of Piraeus near Athens on Friday night of last week.

Refugees are resisting deportations and state repression in Greece

Anti-fascists plan to gather in the Greek port of Piraeus tonight, Friday, as the Nazi Golden Dawn prepares to march against refugees.