Striking Greek taxi owners have ended a protest that started July 18 and rattled the country’s key tourism industry.
The protesters had staged blockades on highways, ports and airports around Greece, angry at plans to open up the profession to more competition — as demanded by Greece’s rescue creditors from the eurozone and IMF.
Representatives of taxi owners associations on Friday voted 13-4 to end the strike after municipal authorities agreed to delay issuing new licenses until a new round of negotiations between the protesters and the government, expected later this month, has ended.
(source: AP)
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