Strike for ousted Catalan leaders fails to gain traction

A general strike in Spain Wednesday to protest the jailing of former Catalan officials -- including leader Carles Puigdemont -- failed to gain traction.

General strike in Catalonia over police violence during referendum voting

Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia was on Tuesday facing a general strike over police violence after Catalans went to the polls in an independence referendum deemed illegal by Spanish authorities.

Streets empty due to strike after Venezuela's Maduro orders 40% wage hike

The Venezuelan opposition on Friday is holding a nationwide strike against President Nicolas Maduro, who ordered a 40 percent minimum wage increase amid an economic and political crisis.

Greek students march for more funding, seamen strike against pension cuts

A new round of protests and strikes started on Monday in Greece ahead of the voting on the next set of bailout prerequisites in the parliament later in the week to unlock further vital loans to the debt-laden economy.

Greek media unions call 24-hour strike. ERT has requested an exemption

Greek media unions called a 24-hour strike on Thursday evening as French President Francois Hollande was paying an official visit to Athens.

Major demonstration staged in Brussels against Belgian gov't spending cuts

Tens of thousands of people joined a demonstration through the streets of Brussels on Wednesday, in a protest against Belgian government spending cuts.

Greece bailout deal sparks domestic opposition

The Greek government's junior coalition partner has said it cannot back the agreement announced between Greece and its European creditors, describing the proposed deal as a German-led "coup".

Greece squeezes election budget as municipal workers' union threatens to strike

Greece has further squeezed election costs for the forthcoming Jan. 25 general polls compared to previous elections, according to figures released Tuesday by the Interior Ministry.

Greece faces shut-down amid massive strikes

Public transport and media workers on strike as national parliament prepares to vote on tough new austerity measures.
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.