Editorial photo #352783 Economy, Business and Finance
Alexis Tsipras, linker Oppositionsfuehrer und Hoffnungstraeger der Streikenden
Leader of the main opposition party, leftist Alexis Tsipras (C) participates in a protest rally marking a 24-hour general strike in Athens on November 27, 2014. Thousands of Greeks were protesting against a new bout of austerity on Thursday in a general strike as the government failed to break a deadlock with the country's international creditors. . Greek unions shut down the public sector and disrupted air and maritime transport as the prospect of further austerity cuts loomed for the coming year. (Photo by Wassilios Aswestopoulos/NurPhoto)