06/11/2013 (Agence Europe) - General strike brings Greece to a halt. Greek trade unions GSEE (private sector) and Adedy (public sector) called a 24-hour general strike on Wednesday 6 November in protest at the new austerity measures. Some 11,500 people demonstrated in Athens, the day after the troika of lenders (European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund) returned to the capital (see EUROPE 10956). Greek newspapers report that, upon his arrival at the Greek...