Europe
Originally published on Thu October 20, 2011 11:50 am
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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:
More demonstrations are being staged today in Greece as its parliament votes on another round of stinging austerity measures. Yesterday's protests ended in vicious street battles between police and protesters. Meanwhile, European leaders seem deadlocked on plans to stop the Greek debt crisis from spilling into the rest of the eurozone. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli joins us on the line from Athens.
And, Sylvia, how are people reacting to yesterday's turmoil and clashes over these austerity measures?
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