Athens, Greece - hours of riots outside Parliament Greece 46 people injured Tuesday, on the eve of a vote by the lawmakers to adopt more painful austerity measures left - a condition for the Fund to rescue necessary to prevent a potentially disastrous default.
At least 14 in were arrested, authorities said, such as preventing youth police riot-and-stop for more than 10 hours and dans at night, leaving the city centre full of dotted with marble broken-up paving stones and tear gas. Union began a 48-hour strike farm services and staged rallies massive through the capital in another day of chaotic protest.
The new austerity measures must be transmitted in a vote of the two parties on Wednesday and Thursday, if the Greece international creditors are to release the next batch of Fund to rescue the country European billion euro12 billion - and to avoid a failure which could drag down banks and shake up the European and global economy.
"Vote of these measures is necessary to maintain our credibility in the (rescue) process," said Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos. "Vote for these measures, regardless of any reservation, is an important, courageous political responsibility Act."
The Socialist Government, which survived a revolt by party dissidents earlier this month, is again taking their imposing the new four-year program punishes reduced spending and increase tax on the even those on minimum wages - which prompted anger in Parliament and out on the street. The Government has a majority of only five seats in the 300 Member Assembly.
More than 5,000 police will be once again on part Wednesday in an attempt to thwart plans by protesters to block access of legislators in Parliament.
"Austerity measures are not only hard, only unjust step, but they are also ineffective," Socialist criticism Vasso Papandreou said Parliament late Tuesday. However, it reluctantly, she would vote for the Bill.
"The Greece a lot of problems, but the real problem is the euro area, said Papandreou, a former European Commissioner." "Europe should be an area of solidarity, but is the jungle where banks can do what they love."
Police and health officials said 37 officers and nine demonstrators were injured in clashes Tuesday. The rioters set fire to giant sunshades at an outdoor café, with some to form barricades and smashed Windows of output a McDonalds and other snack shops. Staff of the hotels high range given surgical masks to tourists and assisted with luggage after the riots, on a floor strewn with rubble.
Later, youth set fire to a truck satellite parked near the Parliament, which rolls downhill on a booth with freezer exploded. Youth hooded steal behind the truck on fire to help themselves to ice cream cones.
"Travelling workers is tragic and we are near poverty levels, said Spyros Linardopoulos, a protester with the PAME union blocked the port of Piraeus earlier in the day." "The Government has declared war, and in this war we will respond back with the war".
Unions have attracted 20,000 demonstrators at rallies in Athens Tuesday, and plan more downtown protests Wednesday that most services will remain closed.
Fighting will be disturbed by both between 8 a.m. and noon and between 6 a.m. and 10: 00 am (0500-0900 GMT and 1500-1900 GMT).
Members of the eurozone bailout Greece, Portugal and the Ireland are that about 6% of the area of the common currency of output but caused a crisis for monetary Europe project.
"I hope that the Greek political leaders are fully aware of the responsibility which is on their shoulders to avoid default," business monetary European Commissioner Olli Rehn said Tuesday.
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Personal television Menelaos Hadjicostis, Demetris Nellas and AP and photographers in Athens has contributed.
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