Protesting farmers discuss under a tent as they block the road leading to the border station of Greece with Bulgaria during a demonstration against planned pension reforms near the Greek village of Promachonas, February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
ATHENS (Reuters) - International lenders were locked in talks with Greece in a crucial first assessment of compliance with bailout terms on Wednesday, the eve of a national strike called to protest at pension reforms mandated by the deal.
Greece must introduce a raft of pension reforms to win a positive assessment from lenders of its level of adherence to conditions of an 86-billion-euro bailout that deeply indebted Athens signed up to in 2015.
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