Pensioners shout slogans during a protest against the government's austerity measures and pension cuts in central Athens, Greece, on July 12, 2012.

Pensioners march towards the Health Ministry in Athens on July 12, 2012.

Spanish miners burn tires to cut a road during a miner's demonstration in Caborana, near Oviedo, in northern Spain on June 18. Spanish coal miners are staging a nationwide strike action organized by unions against the cash-strapped government's decision to slash subsidies to the sector this year to 111 million euros ($142 million) from 301 million euros last year. Unions argue the subsidy cuts will lead to the closure of Spain's coal mines and the loss of up to 30,000 direct and indirect jobs, since Spanish coal relies on state aid to compete with cheaper imports.

Miners fire handmade rockets at riot police officers as they defend their position after blocking a road in Cinera, near Leon, Spain, on June 19. Striking Spanish coal miners firing homemade rockets and using slingshots have clashed with authorities in northern Spain, driving officers out a town where the miners cut off a highway and railroad service.

Spanish miners throw stones towards Spanish Civil Guards in Cinera, northern Spain on June 19. Spanish coal miners burned tires and blocked roads during a mass strike to protest against subsidy cuts that they say threaten tens of thousands of jobs. Spain's cash-strapped central government has slashed subsidies to the coal sector this year to 111 million euros ($142 million) from 301 million euros last year, part of wide-ranging cuts to lower its deficit.

Boots hang in a changing room in the partially abandoned and closed Santiago mine, as a result of the coal crisis, near Mieres, Oviedo, Spain, June 18.

Rusting mining carts at the Santa Barbara mine, abandoned seventeen years ago because of the coal crisis in the Turon valley, near Oviedo, Spain.

A bushel grows through the rails of the Figaredo mines, abandoned and closed more than five years ago because of the coal crisis in the Turon valley near Oviedo, Spain.

Posters announcing a general strike on the bolted door of a mine company store at the Santa Barbara mine, abandoned seventeen years ago because of the coal crisis in the Turon valley, near Oviedo, Spain.

An empty office is seen at the facilities of the Santa Barbara mine, abandoned seventeen years ago because of the coal crisis in the Turon valley, near Oviedo, Spain.

Dossiers and files are seen in an office at the Santa Barbara mine, abandoned seventeen years ago because of the coal crisis in the Turon valley, near Oviedo, Spain.

Miners clothes hang in a changing room in the partially abandoned and closed Santiago mine, as result of the coal crisis, near Mieres, Oviedo, Spain.

A banner reads in Spanish "No entry, dangerous, industrial facilities are on the point of collapse" is seen at the main entrance of "La Camocha" mine, abandoned five years ago because of the coal crisis in Hueces, near Gijon, Spain.

An Orthodox monk waits to be examined inside a medical center which has been set up by volunteers at the headquarters of the Athens Medical Association with the help of the Greek Orthodox Church in Athens on May 25, 2012.

Patients ask for help inside a Doctors of the World medical center in Athens on May 31, 2012.

Patients wait outside a medical center run by the Greek delegation of Doctors of the World in Athens on May 31, 2012.

Patients wait in front of a Doctors of the World medical center in Athens on May 31, 2012.

A volunteer checks medicines which have been donated by people inside a makeshift pharmacy at a medical center set up by volunteers in the Helliniko suburb of Athens on May 24, 2012.

A pediatrician examines a girl inside a social medical center in the Helliniko suburb of Athens on May 24, 2012.

Coal miners demonstrate with their lamps lit through the streets of the city of Leon, northern Spain, on June 12, 2012.

Demonstrating miners carry a tree trunk to be used in a barricade to block off the N66 national highway in Campomanes, near Oviedo in northern Spain on May 30. Eight Spanish coal miners are staging a protest underground as part of nationwide strike action by unions opposed to cuts in government subsidies to the sector. General Workers Union mining spokesman Victor Fernandez said some 8,000 workers took part in the third of four strike days this month to protest against subsidy reductions from euros 300 million to euros 110 million.

A demonstrating miner gestures after he and others blocked off the N66 national highway in Campomanes, near Oviedo in northern Spain on May 30. Eight Spanish coal miners are staging a protest underground as part of nationwide strike action by unions opposed to cuts in government subsidies to the sector.

Spanish Civil Guards move in to disperse demonstrating miners in Campomanes, near Oviedo in northern Spain on May 30. Eight Spanish coal miners are staging a protest underground as part of nationwide strike action by unions opposed to cuts in government subsidies to the sector.

Unemployed Esperanza Pinto, 32, is seen in a bedroom in the apartment where she lives with her daughter in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain May 23.

Men carry a fridge into a building that has been occupied in Seville, May 24. More than 30 struggling families are occupying an apartment in Seville in southern Spain that has been empty since it was finished three years ago. The building is one of hundreds of thousands of ghost constructions gathering dust all over Spain that banks and property developers are unable to sell. Most of the occupiers of the flats, which have brand-new wooden floors with sparkling double glazing, have been thrown out of their own homes by landlords or bailiffs after they defaulted on their mortgage or could not pay the rent.

Antonio Buenavida, 57, makes a gesture of support to retired Ana Lopez, 67, and Manuela Cortes, 65, who are living in an occupied building in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain May 23. More than 30 struggling families are occupying an apartment in Seville in southern Spain that has been empty since it was finished three years ago. The building is one of hundreds of thousands of ghost constructions gathering dust all over Spain that banks and property developers are unable to sell. Most of the occupiers of the flats, which have brand-new wooden floors with sparkling double glazing, have been thrown out of their own homes by landlords or bailiffs after they defaulted on their mortgage or could not pay the rent.

Hairdresser MariCarmen Angulo rests in the living-room of the apartment where her daughter with her boyfriend are living in Seville, southern Spain.

Unemployed Aguasanta Quero, 38, poses in the living room of the apartment where she lives with her three sons in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain May 23, 2012.

Christina Tchatchou, 30, an actress/singer, poses for a picture in her bedroom in Athens March 27. When asked how she had been affected by the economic crisis, Tchatchou replied, 'I haven't been that affected as I didn't get paid that much before anyway. However I get less work than I did.'

Aris Christodoulou, 39, a martial arts instructor, poses for a picture in his gymnasium in Athens on March 28. When asked how he had been affected by the economic crisis, Christodoulou replied, 'My clients cannot meet the subscription fees and me and my partners aren't taking a wage'.

Christos Vassiliou, 79, retired sausage maker, poses for a picture in a shopping centre in central Athens on March 28. When asked how he had been affected by the economic crisis, Vassiliou replied, 'my pension has been cut by 250 euros ($334) a month. If it continues like this I will be thrown out of my house because I can't afford my rent.'

George Andrianakis, 56, a farmer, stands on the back of his pickup truck with one of his kid goats in the yard of his farm at the village of Stafania, in the Peloponesse area of Greece March 17. When asked how he had been affected by the economic crisis, Andrianakis replied, " I am surviving rather than living".

Pauline Delli, 32, a psychiatric nurse, poses in the street outside her place of work in Athens on March 27. When asked how she had been affected by the economic crisis, Delli replied, 'I am just living day to day and not thinking about the future.'

A woman walks past several thousand people taking part in a rally called by Spanish trade unions UGT and CCOO in Vigo, northwestern Spain, March 29, during the 24-hour general strike called in Spain to protest against the Government's labor reform.

Protesters shout slogans during a general strike in central Madrid March 29, 2012. Spanish unions said a high turnout for a general strike to protest government budget cuts and reforms on Thursday had almost brought heavy industry to a halt while the government said the day was proceeding normally.

A worker walks past AVE high-speed trains at Madrid's Atocha station during a general strike in Spain March 29, 2012. Spanish unions said a high turnout for a general strike to protest government budget cuts and reforms on Thursday had almost brought heavy industry to a halt while the government said the day was proceeding normally.

A young man is seen bleeding after being struck by police during a national strike in Madrid on March 29, 2012. Unions have called a national strike to protest the labor reforms, which weaken industry-wide work contracts and make it cheaper to lay off workers.

Members of the Sri Lanka's People's Liberation Front brave police water cannons during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 15 . A wave of protest have swept across the country after the government increased the fuel prices from Saturday night.

A Sri Lankan Marxist JVP party activists shouts slogans during a protest in Colombo on Feb.15. Sri Lanka's Marxist JVP party took to the streets against rising living costs after the government raised prices of fuel by 35 percent, milk food by 3.7 percent, and bus fares by 20 percent over the weekend. Prices of electricity and gas are also scheduled to go up shortly.

Members of Sri Lankan police anti riot squad watch after firing tear gas to disperse a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 15.

Members of the Sri Lanka's People's Liberation Front brave police water cannons during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 15. A wave of protest have swept across the country after the government increased the fuel prices from Saturday night.

Pedestrians cover their faces as they stand among marble pieces and debris after clashes erupted Sunday, in Athens, Greece, on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.

The burnt structures included the neo-classical home to the Attikon cinema dating from 1870. "We are all very angry with these measures but this is not the way out," said Dimitris Hatzichristos, 30, a public sector worker surveying the debris.

People stand in a vandalised shop in central Athens on Feb. 13, 2012.

Damaged buildings in Athens on Feb. 13, 2012. The violent clashes, the worst Greece has seen in decades, caused irreparable damage in Athens after demonstrators set fire to buildings and looted their way through dozens of shops at the weekend, the mayor of Athens said.

People walk past graffiti which reads "Rob to gain money" on a wall of the central bank of Greece in Athens on Feb. 13, 2012.

Demonstrators throw fire bombs at riot police during violent protests in central Athens, Greece, Feb. 12. Thousands of demonstrators clashed with police as the Greek parliament prepared to vote on a new and deeply unpopular EU/IMF austerity deal, to secure a 130 billion euro bailout, aimed at saving Greece from bankruptcy and what Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warned would be "uncontrollable economic chaos".