Police officers protest outside the House of Parliament in central Athens, Greece, Nov. 1, 2012. The protest was organised against the new harsh austerity package of 13.5 billion euros of measures such as public spending cuts and further cuts in pensions, benefits, salaries and tax exemptions. [Xinhua]

Police officers protest outside the House of Parliament in central Athens, Greece, Nov. 1, 2012. The protest was organised against the new harsh austerity package of 13.5 billion euros of measures such as public spending cuts and further cuts in pensions, benefits, salaries and tax exemptions. [Xinhua]

Police officers and firefighters hand out bean soup, the traditional Greek dish of the poor, in central Athens, Greece, Nov. 1, 2012. The protest was organised against the new harsh austerity package of 13.5 billion euros of measures such as public spending cuts and further cuts in pensions, benefits, salaries and tax exemptions. [Xinhua]

Police officers and firefighters hand out bean soup, the traditional Greek dish of the poor, in central Athens, Greece, Nov. 1, 2012. The protest was organised against the new harsh austerity package of 13.5 billion euros of measures such as public spending cuts and further cuts in pensions, benefits, salaries and tax exemptions. [Xinhua]

Police officers protest outside the House of Parliament in central Athens, Greece, Nov. 1, 2012. The protest was organised against the new harsh austerity package of 13.5 billion euros of measures such as public spending cuts and further cuts in pensions, benefits, salaries and tax exemptions. [Xinhua]