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Bar associations across Greece have agreed to extend ongoing strike action in protest at social security and tax reforms until May 7, arguing that the new legislation being debated in Parliament will choke off their livelihoods.

Bar associations across Greece agreed this week to extend ongoing strike action in protest at social security and tax reforms until May 7, arguing that the new legislation being debated in Parliament will choke off their livelihoods.

Former minister of state Alekos Flambouraris, one of SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras’ closest confidants, on Wednesday attempted to deflect revelations by Proto Thema showing he was the majority shareholder of a construction company that assumed a public sector contract while he was a Cabinet member.

Lawyers "defend rule of law," resume work

BELGRADE -- Serbian lawyers returned to work on Monday, after four and a half months of strike, after their demands to change laws on notaries and taxes were met.

BELGRADE - The Serbian lawyers returned to work on Monday, after four and a half months of strike, since their demands for changes to the law on notaries public and flat-rate taxes they are subject to were granted.

Lawyers end strike, back in courtrooms on Monday

BELGRADE -- Serbian lawyers will call off their strike after four months and start working on Monday, said President of the Bar Association of Serbia Dragoljub Djordjevic.

BELGRADE - Serbian lawyers will call off strike after four months and get back to courtrooms on Monday, Dragoljub Djordjevic, president of the Serbian Bar Chamber (AKS), said on Thursday.

Amendments adopted to end lawyers' strike

BELGRADE -- Deputies in the Serbian assembly MPs adopted on Wednesday amendments to the Law on Notary Public and a set of accompanying laws.

This "created the conditions to unblock the work of the judiciary," Tanjug reported.

BELGRADE - Serbian MPs adopted on Wednesday the amendments to the Law on Notary Public and a set of accompanying laws, which created the conditions to unblock the work of the judiciary.

The adoption of amendments to the law is exceptionally important because it signifies the end to a four-month strike of Serbian lawyers.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government Saturday adopted amendments to the Law on Notary Public and an accompanying set of laws that lawyers had demanded changes be made to them.

The government adopted the proposals for amendments to the following set of laws - the Law on Transfer of Immovable Property, the Law on Extra-Judicial Proceedings, the Family Law and the Law on Inheritance.