Гръцката полиция използва сълзотворен газ срещу протестиращите земеделци

Clashes erupted between riot police and protesting farmers in front of the Hellenic Parliament in Athens, Wednesday, as some 4,000 agricultural workers rallied from across the country to condemn planned tax reforms and austerity measures. Police used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators as they moved closer to the parliament building, with protesters throwing oranges plucked from nearby trees and other objects at officers. The Greek parliament backed a first round of austerity reforms in the summer in return for an €86 billion ($95 billion) bailout, with a total of 229 MPs voting 'yes' against 64 voting 'no.' The package, which includes tax increases on farmers, is part of a raft of austerity measures and economic reforms demanded by the country’s creditors in exchange for a third bailout. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' government must present its agricultural development plan to EU and IMF creditors by the end of 2015 as part of their bailout terms.