GREECE - ECONOMY - AGRICULTURE - DEMONSTRATION Stock Image

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GREECE, Athens: Angry Greek farmers parade their tractors and pick-ups outside parliament, in their first big protest in the capital against pension reform plans after weeks of road blockades, in Athens on February 12, 2016.The EU and the International Monetary Fund are not expected to back down on their demands that Athens cut pension spending by 1 percent of gross domestic product this year. The IMF said Greece will need to take extra measures worth about 9 billion euros to meet its fiscal targets by 2018.

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• ILLUSTRATION
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• Aggeliki Koronaiou
• athens
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• February
• 2016