11.   Flights to and from northern Italy face severe disruption Friday after air traffic controllers called for a strike to protest measures to privatise the organisation responsible for traffic control.

12.   Greek air traffic controllers Saturday called off two planned three-hour work stoppages after a court ruling banned them from taking industrial action.

13.   Italian controllers have called regular strikes in recent months to renegotiate their collective agreement and to protest working conditions and what they call a lack of personnel.

14.   Talks with employers broke down Saturday and the controllers called a four-hour strike for Monday but Sunday the government banned this.

15.   Talks with employers broke down Saturday and the controllers called a four-hour strike for Monday, but on Sunday the government banned this.