Saturday, November 26, 2011

Greek Activists Take On The Power Company

VERIA, Greece — The Robin Hoods in this northern Greek town sport rubber gloves, fuses and orange stickers.

Nearly two years of pay cuts, job cuts and tax hikes have pummeled living standards in debt-crippled Greece and the country is facing record unemployment and a fourth year of recession in 2012. On a personal level, that means many in Veria can’t pay for basic necessities such as electricity and end up getting cut off from the grid.


AP