Italy lorry strike prompts Fiat factories to shut

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Blockades by Italian lorry drivers on strike over fuel prices have led to the country’s biggest car-maker, Fiat, halting production at five factories.

12/26/2011 — Filed under: Business
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Pretty Much Everyone In Italy Is About To Go On Strike

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Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Monti is in full liberalization swing. I know that Monti does not like the term «liberalization» applied to what he and his government are trying to do — maybe «normalization» is a more appropriate term, in that what Monti is attempting to do is to steer Italy in the direction which countries like the UK and USA have been following for years.

12/25/2011 — Filed under: Politics
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Air-traffic control strike in France disrupts air traffic

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A strike by air-traffic controllers affected flights Wednesday across France, resulting in cancellations of 10 percent of scheduled flights from Paris’ main international airport, the civil aviation authority DGAC said.

07/15/2010 — Filed under: Business,Society
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Germany braces for four-day Lufthansa strike-UPDATE 1

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GeGermany is bracing for a four-day strike at flagship airline Lufthansa from Monday that threatens to disrupt travel to and from Europe’s biggest economy.

02/23/2010 — Filed under: Business
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