Greece tries to fix economy with cabinet reshuffle amid strikes and protests

On his first day in office with his newly reshuffled cabinet, the Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras had a to-do list that included dealing with striking seamen and trolley-bus drivers, discussing the privatisation of Pireaus port and preparing for talks with the creditors keeping Greece's defunct economy afloat.

Belgium protests over German low pay in EU complaint

The European Commission is studying a complaint from Belgium about low wages at some German firms, described by Belgium as unfair "social dumping".