Greek taxi strikes continue to disrupt tourist season
As Greece's debt problems continue so do strikes by taxi drivers in the mediterranean country
In this photograph taken on July 6, 2011 a Greek taxi driver walks next to parked taxis during a 24-hours strike in Athens.Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Efthimis Lyberopoulos (in orange shirt), president of the Greek taxi drivers union, addresses thousands of taxi drivers during a protest outside the parliament in Athens' Syntagma square July 26, 2011.Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
A taxi driver holds a huge Greek flag during a protest outside the parliament in Athens' Syntagma square, July 26, 2011.John Kolesidis/Reuters
Taxi owners gather in front of the Greek parliament on July 26, 2011 as the transport minister briefed lawmakers on the controversial reform which was demanded by the country's international creditors.Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
Protesting taxi drivers wave a Greek flag and chant slogans during a demonstration outside the Greek Parliament in central Athens on Tuesday, July 26, 2011.Petros Giannakouris/AP
A pedestrian walks among lines of striking taxies parked in front of the White Tower of Thessaloniki, the northern Greek city's main landmark, during a protest, on Thursday, July 28, 2011.Giorgos Nissiotis/AP
A tourist is pictured with the ancient agora in the background in Athens on July 25, 2011.Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
A taxi driver gestures in front of police outside the airport in Herakleion August 1, 2011. Taxi drivers blocked major roads across Greece on Monday, stepping up protests against EU/IMF-inspired reforms to their trade and disrupting tourism at the height of the summer season.Reuters/Reuters
Riot police used tear gas to disperse protesting taxi drivers at the airport of Iraklion, on the island of Crete, Greece, Monday Aug. 1, 2011.Image Photo Services/AP
Taxi drivers run from tear gas during clashes at the airport of Iraklion on the island of Crete, Greece, Monday Aug. 1, 2011 .Image Photo Services/AP
Tourists carry their luggage as they try to reach the airport in Herakleion August 1, 2011.Reuters/Reuters
Striking taxi drivers hold a banner that reads "No to cartels, yes to population - linked caps for new taxi licences" while marching with their families at the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Monday Aug. 1, 2011.Giorgos Nissiotis/AP
Children of striking taxi drivers hold a banner that reads "Our families live from the Taxi" while marching with their families at the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Monday Aug. 1, 2011.Giorgos Nissiotis/AP
Greek finance minister Evangelos Venizelos speaks during a presentation of Greece's economic survey, in Athens on August 2, 2011.Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
A taxi driver shouts slogans during a rally outside the Transport Ministry in Athens August 2, 2011.Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters