Get the IMF out of Greece

Place the guilty parties and politicians and bankers in prison.

Stop the corruption in Greece.

On 5 March 2010, the Greek parliament passed the Economy Protection Bill, expected to save €4.8 billion through a number of measures including public sector wage reductions. On 23 April 2010, the Greek government requested that the EU/IMF bailout package be activated. The IMF had said it was "prepared to move expeditiously on this request".[44] Greece needed money before 19 May, or it would face a debt roll over of $11.3bn.

On 2 May 2010, a loan agreement was reached between Greece, the other Eurozone countries, and the International Monetary Fund. The deal consisted of an immediate €45 billion in loans to be provided in 2010, with more funds available later. A total of €110 billion has been agreed.[48][49] The interest for the Eurozone loans is 5%, considered to be a rather high level for any bailout loan. The government of Greece agreed to impose a fourth and final round of austerity measures. These include:

* Public sector limit of €1,000 introduced to bi-annual bonus, abolished entirely for those earning over €3,000 a month.
* An 8% cut on public sector allowances and a 3% pay cut for DEKO (public sector utilities) employees.
* Limit of €800 per month to 13th and 14th month pension installments; abolished for pensioners receiving over €2,500 a month.
* Return of a special tax on high pensions.
* Changes were planned to the laws governing lay-offs and overtime pay.
* Extraordinary taxes imposed on company profits.
* Increases in VAT to 23%, 11% and 5.5%.
* 10% rise in luxury taxes and taxes on alcohol, cigarettes, and fuel.
* Equalization of men's and women's pension age limits.
* General pension age has not changed, but a mechanism has been introduced to scale them to life expectancy changes.
* A financial stability fund has been created.
* Average retirement age for public sector workers has increased from 61 to 65.
* Public-owned companies to be reduced from 6,000 to 2,000.

On 5 May 2010, a nationwide general strike was held in Athens to protest to the planned spending cuts and tax increases. Three people were killed, dozens injured, and 107 arrested.