Strikes halt trains and ferries in Greece one year after rail disaster
A crash in the north of the country last year killed 57 people.
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Widespread strikes in Greece have halted trains and ferries in protests timed to coincide with the first anniversary of a deadly rail crash.
Greece’s worst rail disaster killed 57 people when a passenger train slammed into an oncoming cargo train in the north.
The tragedy shocked the country, with many of the victims being university students.
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Public transport services in Athens were disrupted by Wednesday’s strike as unions pressed demands to further dismantle wage controls imposed during the 2010-2018 financial crisis.
Farmers and university students have also staged anti-government protests in recent weeks.
Flights were unaffected by the strikes after a court declared that protest plans by air traffic controllers were illegal.