Croatia’s teachers, nurses strike against budget cuts
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia’s teachers and nurses staged a one-day strike on Thursday, the first major protest against austerity measures in the country that will join the European Union next year, while Fitch affirmed Croatia’s rating but downgraded its outlook. Unions said more than 70,000 out of some 100,000 people working in schools, universities and hospitals joined the strike over reduced bonuses and wage cuts announced for 2013. …
