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Greece
Rallies on Sunday Against Troika Demands
Greek trade union organisations have announced plans for protest rallies this Sunday to demonstrate against the demands made by the Troika representing Greece's lenders.
The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), the largest umbrella trade union representing the private sector, has announced...
Diaspora
Greek and U.S. Protesters to Rally for Right2Water in Dublin
Groups of protesters from Greece and the U.S. city of Detroit will meet with their Irish counterparts in a mass rally outside the Irish parliament in Dublin on December 10 to voice their opposition to Detroit City plans to turn off...
Education
Student Protest Rally in Athens Against Education Reforms
The second pan-educational demonstration within a period of four days took place in downtown Athens, Greece, earlier today, starting at 12:00 pm from the city's University Propylaea, with the participation of more than 1,500 secondary school students and teachers. The...
Greece
Greek Farmers to Launch Protests on November 1
Greek farmers have decided to launch mobilizations on November 1, with their participation in a protest rally called by the PAME labor union in downtown Athens' Syntagma Square, it was announced in a press conference held on Tuesday. They also warned...
Greece
Public Hospital Workers Stoppage Tomorrow
Public hospital workers in the Attica region will walk off the job from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday and stage a protest rally outside the Health Ministry at 11 a.m. They are protesting government plans for a performance evaluation...
Economy
Clashes Outside Greek Parliament Ahead of Austerity Vote
As thousands of demonstrators clashed with police outside on Sunday, Greece's parliament debated painful austerity measures the country must take in exchange for a multi-billion euro bailout and debt restructuring program.
The loan-for-austerity package that will be voted on at...
Economy
Special Police Guards Mourn on Mt. Lycabettus
Special guards of the Hellenic Police (EL.AS.) have symbolically occupied Lycabettus by hanging a banner protesting against the cuts in their wages.
The huge banner hanging down the slope of Lycabettus bears the slogan “ELAS mourns. Payment day-Mourning day”.
Representatives of...