The labor unions also called a general strike for Dec. 14. The clashes occurred hours after finance ministers from the 19 eurozone countries backed a provisional agreement on the terms of a late-January bailout disbursement. Labor reforms are highly controversial in Greece, where unemployment remains over 20 percent and poverty levels have surged over the past few years since the country first required an international financial rescue in 2010. It has surprised everyone with its willingness to take instructions from the (bailout creditors)," Communist Party deputy Christos Katsotis said. Greece's largest labor unions have called a 24-hour strike against the proposed labor reforms on Dec. 14.

Source: ABC News December 05, 2017 13:37 UTC